adjectives and adverbs ms. sanacore 6 th grade. what is an adjective? an adjective is a word that...
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Adjectives and Adjectives and AdverbsAdverbs
Adjectives and Adjectives and AdverbsAdverbsMs. SanacoreMs. Sanacore
66thth Grade Grade
What is an adjective?• An adjective is a word that modifies, or
describes, a noun or a pronoun.• Adjectives answer the questions what
kind, which one, how many, and how much.
Ex.A heavy rainstorm soaked the campsite.
(Heavy describes “rainstorm.”)
AdjectivesArticles• The most commonly used adjectives
are the articles a, an, and the.• Use a before a word beginning with a
consonant sound.• Use an before a word beginning with a
vowel sound.• The is an article that points to a
particular person, place, thing, or idea.
Adjectives
Proper Adjectives• A proper adjective is formed with a
proper noun.
Ex. Proper Noun = ChinaProper Adjective = Chinese
AdjectivesPredicate Adjectives• A predicate adjective is an adjective
that follows a linking verb and describes the verb’s subject.
Ex. A volcanic eruption is violent.(Violent describes the subject
eruption.)
AdjectivesPronouns as AdjectivesDemonstrative Pronouns: This,
that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. They can be used as adjectives.
Ex.This canoe is made of wood and
leather. (This modifies canoe.)
AdjectivesPronouns as AdjectivesPossessive Pronouns: My, our,
your, her, his, its, and their are possessive pronouns. They are used as adjectives.
Ex.My skateboard is newer than your
bike.(My and your modify skateboard and
bike.)
AdjectivesPronouns as AdjectivesIndefinite Pronouns: Indefinite
pronouns such as all, each, both, few, most, and some can be used as adjectives.
Ex. Most people like pizza.(Most modifies people.)
AdjectivesNouns as Adjectives• Like pronouns, nouns can be used
as adjectives. In the expression “mountain climber,” for example, the word mountain (normally a noun) modifies, or describes, climber.
AdverbsWhat is an adverb?• An adverb is a word that modifies
a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• Adverbs answer the questions how, when, where, or to what extent.
Adverbs• Adverbs can appear in different
positions in sentences: after the verb, before the verb, at the beginning.
Ex.The tourists boarded the bus eagerly.The tourists eagerly boarded the bus.Eagerly, the tourists boarded the bus.
Adverbs• Adverbs that modify adjectives or
other adverbs usually come directly before the words they modify.
Ex. Marco Polo told really wonderful tales
of China.People were very eager to hear stories.They nearly always hung on every
word.
Adverbs• Many adverbs are formed by
adding the suffix –ly to adjectives. Sometimes a base word’s spelling changes when –ly is added.
Ex.near › nearlygentle › gentlyeasy › easily