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In this picture the noun is a group of girls. A simple
sentence would sound like
The girls stand and smile.
But with adjectives it would be…..
The six, beautiful, young, St. Mary’s
School girls, who are good friends,
stand and smile
To
describe a noun and tell how a noun
Looks/physical characteristics
Behavior/personality
How many/Number
Possession/Ownership
Set-Apart
o Shape-oval, square, triangular, circular
o Size-enormous, miniature, diminutive
o Color-magenta, aqua, purple,bright,dull
o Texture-rough, smooth, moist,spikey,slippery,
love, hate, numb,
o Taste-salty, sweet, delicious
o Smell-aromatic, pungent, fragrant
 Ex: The aromatic, sweet, moist, brown, enormous,
square brownie bakes
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Practice identifying adjectives on page 137 of All Write skills book
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A behavior describes how a person acts or their personality
o Ex: The mischievious puppy barks
• The soft , fluffy kitten purrs
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Numbers also include words like several, many, each, some
Ex: Every child reads
Several people speak
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Ownership tell who owns or possess the noun
Ex: Tom’s dog barked
The children’s program rocks
Practice using page 138 in All Write skills book
1. John liked to escape the polluted city for the clean air of the
wilderness.
2. Convincing Charlie to explore nature was not an easy job.
3. A determined John finally persuaded Charlie to try to a camping
trip.
4. Charlie was not sure exchanging a large apartment for a tiny tent
was a great idea.
5. Charlie wanted to pack a portable stove, a folding chair, and a
hammock.
6. John told Charlie not to bring the three items.
7. The two friends drove to the hiking trail that led to the
campground.
8. On the trail they met a fat porcupine.
9.They also saw a delicate fawn drinking
from a clear stream.
10.Charlie commented on the scenic view
of a distant valley.
11.That night they sat around a flickering
fire and told funny stories.
12.In the morning they took a brisk swim
in the frigid lake.
13.They spotted a sleek otter in the lake.
14.Charlie thanked John for a great time
as they headed back to the city.
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An adverb describes a verb, a verb phrase, an adjective, or
another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, and how
many
o Ex: Some small migrant birds fly backward.
o The young, attractive girls yelled loudly.
o The tall, professional, experience student applied today.
o Popeye tried spinach once
Basic English page 232 and 233
Homework workbook page 80
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Adverbs that tell more about adjective help describe the
degree of the adjective.
o Ex: The very powerful car moves quickly.
o The especially expensive car shines brightly
o The rather unsafe engine blew up.
Adverbs that help adjectives are:
Almost
quite
Truly
extremely
Somewhat very
Classwork Page 235
Homework wkbk pg 81
too
really
especially
unusually
rather
fairly
Adverbs that tell where an action takes place start with a position
word. (provide copy of framing thoughts where starter words)
Ex: Three eager, intelligent children read on the bright yellow school bus.
Several multicolored, hot-air balloons floated in the clear blue
sky.
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When an action takes place in a specific location that leads to
person, place, or thing.
• Three eager, intelligent children read on the bright yellow school
bus.
• Several multicolored, hot-air balloons floated in the clear blue
sky
• What are the prepositional phrases?
Homework worksheet 2-17
Quiz on prepositional phrases : Saga of the Hungry Bug
The cute, brown rabbits
darts silently through the
evergreen forest.
The mischievous cat
plays happily in the
local park.
The dangerous lightning flashes
brightly like a neon sign in the
night sky.
The busy children jump like a
rabbits across the room.
• The deer darted swiftly across
the open field as the bullets flew
overhead.
• The rainbow appeared in full
color after the storm.
• The deer darted swiftly across
the open field as the bullets flew
he was afraid.
overhead because
.
• The rainbow appeared in full
color after the storm
so everyone would know that the
storm was over.
How
When
Where
Why
Across the street
To the neighbor
Beside the door
To the lunchroom
In her house
In his sleep
Over the fence
Down the wild river
From the third floor
To the drugstore
On the floor
Over the bridge
Along the river
From the tree
To a greater height Miles from the volcano
Officially
violently
Clumsily
quickly
With extreme speed solemnly
Directly
hurriedly
Automatically
politely
With great care promptly
Well
like a gentle
breeze
Like a lion
without difficulty
Last night when the iceberg melted
After John came home on time
As the ball came over the plate
On a cold damp day
After the last bell rang
each month
Yesterday before the storm struck
During intermission occasionally
Since I saw you last annually
Since August
without warning
As soon as possible
For their school
Because their were two errors
If we can plant a garden
Because there was snow
Since he moved away
So that you can earn money
To handle an emergency
If you prefer some other place
To help his neighbor
in order to escape
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As the sun begins to rise, Tim races quickly down the lonely highway
because he needed to become healthier. Yesterday, Tim arrived at his
doctor’s office so that he could hear the results of his physical. The
concerned doctor seriously told Tim that he needed to get healthy
because he was gaining too much weight. The next morning, as the sun
came up while he was eating breakfast, Tim decided immediately to
begin exercising. He quickly goes to his garage so that he can take his
mountain bike out for a ride. Without hesitation, Tim looked at the
horizon early this morning because this is the day he decided to change.