This document is from Yeimy Alexandra López Sierra's 2010 specialization in computer science teaching from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. It provides an introduction to using adjectives to describe nouns for English language learners. Examples are given such as "the girl is beautiful" and "Mike is tall." Adjectives usually come before the nouns they describe and can indicate size, color, or other attributes. The verb "to be" is often used to connect adjectives to nouns. Adjectives do not have singular or plural forms.

1. UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y
TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA
ESPECIALIZACIÓN EN INFORMÁTICA PARA LA DOCENCIA
YEIMY ALEXANDRA LÓPEZ SIERRA
TUNJA
2010

3. USE OF ADJECTIVES TO
DESCRIBRE NOUNS
My name isYeimy Alexandra López. I am an
English teacher. Today, we will learn to use
adjectives when describing nouns.
Adjectives are words which tell us something
about nouns, that is about a person, an
animal, a thing or a place. They usually come
before the nouns they describe.

5. EXAMPLES:
 The girl is beautiful
 That snake is ugly
 Mike is tall
 Jhon is short
 Itis a big red chair
 The bag is small and old
 It is a French table
 Peter is thin and strong

6.  An adjective describes how something 'is'. For
this reason, we usually use the verb 'to be'
when using adjectives.
 Example:
 Maryis an intelligent woman.
 The students are very talkative.
 I am not too strong.

7.  Adjectives
don't have a singular and plural
form OR a masculine, femine and neuter form:
EXAMPLE: They are very intelligent students.
Karen is tall and thin.
 Adjectives are always the same! Never add a
final -s to an adjective.
EXAMPLE: A big white cat.
It is a big new house.