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2.  An adjective describes a person, place,
thing, or idea.
 An adjective provides information about the
size, shape, color, texture, feeling, sound,
smell, number, or condition of a noun or a
pronoun

3. Many groups of visitors admire
the huge new building.

4. Many groups of visitors admire
the huge new building.

5. Many groups of visitors admire
the huge new building.

6. Most adjectives come before the
nouns they modify.
Sometimes, adjectives follow linking
verbs.

7. Some architects are skillful and
creative

8. Some architects are skillful and
creative

9. Some architects are skillful and
creative

10. 1. Good architects often have
an artistic background.

11. 1. Good architects often have
an artistic background.

12. 2. They arrange many different
materials into beautiful shapes.

13. 2. They arrange many different
materials into beautiful shapes.

14. 3. Reliable architects have
studied engineering.

15. 3. Reliable architects have
studied engineering.

16. 4. They want to design
attractive, sturdy, and useful
buildings.

17. 4. They want to design
attractive, sturdy, and useful
buildings.

18. 5. Often you will see
rectangular buildings.

19. 5. Often you will see
rectangular buildings.

20. 6. You can also find buildings
with other shapes.

21. 6. You can also find buildings
with other shapes.

22. 7. The big city of Chicago has a
circular building.

23. 7. The big city of Chicago has a
circular building.

24. 8. Famous old cathedrals have
tall, graceful towers.

25. 8. Famous old cathedrals have
tall, graceful towers.

26. 9. Most designs aim for true
beauty and creative form.

27. 9. Most designs aim for true
beauty and creative form.

28. 10. Look for graceful lines as
attractive features of buildings.

29. 10. Look for graceful lines as
attractive features of buildings.

30. Now try your own!

31. 1. They set foot upon the porch.

32. 1. They set foot upon the porch.
No adjectives

33. 2. Hollow echoes sounded from
under the boards as they walked
to the screen door.

34. 2. Hollow echoes sounded from
under the boards as they walked
to the screen door.

35. 3. Inside they could see a bead
curtain hung across the hall
entry, and a crystal chandelier
and a Maxfield Parrish painting
on one wall over a comfortable
Morris chair.

36. 3. Inside they could see a bead
curtain hung across the hall
entry, and a crystal chandelier
and a Maxfield Parrish painting
on one wall over a comfortable
Morris chair.

37. 4. You could hear the tinkle of
ice in a lemonade pitcher.

38. 4. You could hear the tinkle of
ice in a lemonade pitcher.

39. 5. In a distant kitchen, because
of the heat of the day, someone
was preparing a cold lunch.

40. 5. In a distant kitchen, because
of the heat of the day, someone
was preparing a cold lunch.