MODIFY- TO ADD TO OR
CHANGE
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives modify and describe
nouns!!!
Lovely
Dog
Cell
Thought
Creepy
Phone
These
Papers
Fluffy
Stare
ADJECTIVES ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
WHAT KIND
WHICH
HOW MANY?
The predicate is the part of a sentence (or
clause) which tells us what the subject does
or is. To put it another way, the predicate is
everything that is not the subject.
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/predicate.htm
PREDICATE ADJECTIVES
Adjectives that are separate form the words they
modify/describe by linking verbs. These
adjectives are called predicate adjectives
because they appear in the predicate of a
sentence!
The day was___________________________.
The assignment seemed_______________________.
She is _________________________.
The wind feels______________________.
THINK BACK!!!!
We learned types of pronouns, and we
drew icons to represent each one.
Guess which pronoun this icon represents!
And why are we suddenly talking about Possessive
Pronouns? (How are they different than Absolute Possessive
Pronouns?)
Possessive
Pronouns are
ADJECTIVES!!!!
ADJECTIVES ARE SOMETIMES POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS!
THEY DESCRIBE WHO THE NOUN BELONGS TO.
For Example:
• Did you answer his questions correctly?
• Its sails are tattered.
• Her brother was also her best friend.
• Please give my congratulations to your graduate!
• The dog buried its bone in our front garden.
SO IF ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE NOUNS, THEN
ADVERBS DO NOT!!!!
Rather, Adverbs modify/describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
Example of Adv. Describing a verb:
We did our chores quickly.
He jumped high.
Examples of Adv. Describing an adjective:
The sky was fairly clear.
The dog was really fluffy.
Examples of Adv. Describing another adverb:
Joe talked rather quietly.
He jumped really high.
ADVERBS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
HOW
WHERE
WHEN
WHY
TO WHAT EXTENT?
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE!!!
1. A French chef in New York chisels ice sculptures.
2. The old house quickly lost its shingles when the cold wind began to blow.
3. The dog buried its bone deeply in our front garden.
4. Please give my sincere apologies to your aunt.
5. This older cabins are cold and dirty.
6. The lifeguard swam extremely fast.
7. We did our chores more quickly today.
8. The boy is rather talented; he’ll go far if he works hard.
REVIEW. HOW ARE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
DIFFERENT?