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- 2. what is an adjective? An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can be used to describe the qualities of someone or something independently or in comparison to something else. WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVES?
- 3. Examples: I. like old houses. 2. The boy is Tall and Skinny. 3. Jane is Smarter than her brother. ADJECTIVES
- 4. KINDS OF ADJECTIVES There are different kinds of adjectives these are: 1. Comparative adjectives 2. Superlative adjectives 3. Predicate adjectives 4. Possessive adjectives 5. Demonstrative adjectives 6. Descriptive adjectives 7. Interrogative adjectives
- 5. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES Comparative adjectives are used to compare two different people or things to each other. Some examples of comparative adjectives include words such as smaller, faster, more expensive, and less reasonable. Examples: Whales are larger animals than. dolphins. We moved to a cheaper apartment. The sequel was even more incredible than the first movie.
- 6. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two people or things by indicating which one is the most supreme or extreme. Some examples of superlative adjectives include words such as smartest, loudest, most impressive, and least valuable. Examples: Adrian is the fastest member of our team. Out of all of my books, this one is the oldest. We are trying to figure out the least confusing way to explain the lesson to the new students.
- 7. PREDICATE ADJECTIVES Predicate adjectives are adjectives that appear in the predicate of a sentence as a subject complement rather than directly next to the nouns or pronouns that they modify. Predicate adjectives follow linking verbs in sentences and clauses. Examples: Andrea is tall. Freddy became angry. The steak looks delicious.
- 8. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Possessive adjectives are often used to express possession or ownership. The most commonly used possessive adjectives are my, your, its, her, his, our, their, and whose. Examples: My favorite food is pizza. Sydney spent the day with her parents. Canadians celebrated their team’s victory at the Olympics.
- 9. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES Demonstrative adjectives are used to express relative positions in space and time. The most commonly used demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those. Examples: This watch is cheaper than that one. This weekend is going to be really fun. Watch out for those prickly rose bushes next to you.
- 10. DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES Descriptive adjectives are adjectives that describe the characteristics, traits, or qualities of a noun or pronoun. Most adjectives are descriptive adjectives. Words such as purple, friendly, and attractive are examples of descriptive adjectives. Examples: A lot of interesting people visit this park. She told a scary story. The leaves turned orange and red
- 11. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES Interrogative adjectives are adjectives that are used to ask questions. The interrogative adjectives are what, which, and whose. Examples: What color is your favorite? Which button turns off the lights? Whose turn is it to wash the cat?
- 12. WHAT IS AN ADVERB? -Adverbs are words we use to describe verb, adjectives, and other adverbs. -This helps answer HOW, WHEN, WHERE, and TO WHAT EXTENT.
- 13. How an action happends. HOW? Quickly Peacefully Loudly EXAMPLE: He walked slowly.
- 14. When or how often something happends. WHEN? Then Tomorrow Always Never Sometimes EXAMPLE: He is now walking
- 15. Where something happens. WHERE? Inside Here Down There Up EXAMPLE: The dog is inside the box.
- 16. TO WHAT EXTENT? Barely Very Almost EXAMPLE: Th sun is extremely hot.
- 17. Yesterday we very carefully planted pretty flowers outside.
- 18. Thank You!