The document provides guidance for identifying adjectives by explaining that adjectives describe nouns by answering what kind, which one, or how many. It emphasizes finding the nouns in a sentence first before identifying the adjectives that describe attributes of the nouns, such as what kind, which one, or how many. Several examples are given to demonstrate finding the nouns and then identifying the adjectives that describe them.

2. An adjective describes Example:
a noun or a pronoun.
happy dog
An adjective answers:
What kind?
tired boy
Which one?
How many?
seven girls

3. To find an adjective you need
to locate the nouns first.
Three happy children played at the park.
The donkey stepped on my large hat.
The child was brave.

5. Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns…
We saw the gray elephant at the zoo.
Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?”
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?

6. Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns…
The rabbit followed the slow turtle.
Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?”
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?

7. Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns…
He found two pennies on the ground.
Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?”
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?

8. Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns…
The children heard the loud bell.
Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?”
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?

9. Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns…
The brown dog growled at the tall man.
Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?”
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?