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    Today'S Date: March 9, 2022 Today'S Topic: Adjectives: Adjective Noun Noun DOG Italics

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    TODAY’S DATE: MARCH 9TH, 2022

    TODAY’S TOPIC: ADJECTIVES


    ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF SPEECH. THEY USUALLY DESCRIBE A PERSON OR
    THING. THEY TELL US WHAT SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING IS LIKE.

    WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?

    AN ADJECTIVE IS A WORD THAT TELLS US MORE ABOUT A NOUN. IT "DESCRIBES"


    OR "MODIFIES" A NOUN (THE BIG DOG WAS HUNGRY). IN THESE EXAMPLES, THE
    ADJECTIVE IS IN BOLD AND THE NOUN THAT IT MODIFIES IS IN ITALICS.

    AN ADJECTIVE OFTEN COMES BEFORE A NOUN:

     A BLUE CAR
     A DARK SKY
     AN INTERESTING STORY
     A BORING SHOW.

    AND SOMETIMES AN ADJECTIVE COMES AFTER A VERB:

     MY CAR IS RED.
     THE SKY BECAME DARK.
     HIS STORY SEEMED INTERESTING AND FUNNY.
     THE PHONE IS CHEAP.

    BUT ADJECTIVES CAN ALSO MODIFY PRONOUNS (SHE IS BEAUTIFUL). LOOK AT


    THESE EXAMPLES:

     THEY WERE EMPTY.


     I THOUGHT IT SEEMED STRANGE.
     THOSE ARE NOT EXPENSIVE.
     THEY ARE TALL.

    NOTE THAT WE CAN OFTEN USE TWO OR MORE ADJECTIVES TOGETHER


    (A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG FRENCH LADY / IT IS BLACK AND WHITE).

    THE ADJECTIVE IS THE ENEMY OF THE NOUN


    THIS IS SOMETIMES SAID BECAUSE, VERY OFTEN, IF WE USE THE PRECISE
    NOUN WE DON'T NEED AN ADJECTIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, INSTEAD OF SAYING "A
    LARGE, IMPRESSIVE HOUSE" (2 ADJECTIVES + 1 NOUN) WE COULD SIMPLY SAY
    "A MANSION" (1 NOUN).
    ADJECTIVE FORM

    SOME ADJECTIVES HAVE PARTICULAR ENDINGS, FOR EXAMPLE:

     -ABLE/-IBLE: WASHABLE, CREDIBLE


     -ISH/-LIKE: CHILDISH, CHILDLIKE
     -FUL/-LESS: CAREFUL, CARELESS
     -OUS: DANGEROUS, HARMONIOUS
     -Y: DIRTY, PRETTY

    HOWEVER, MANY ADJECTIVES HAVE NO OBVIOUS FORM.

    COMPARATIVE, SUPERLATIVE

    MOST ADJECTIVES CAN BE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE, FOR EXAMPLE:

     BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST


     GOOD, BETTER, BEST
     BEAUTIFUL, MORE BEAUTIFUL, MOST BEAUTIFUL
    INDICATION: ANSWER ALL THIS QUIESTIONS APPLYING THE
    CLASS POINTS.

    1. An adjective is a word that tells us more about

    a verb
    a noun

    2. In the language of grammar, adjectives ________ nouns.

    modify
    activate

    3. "These flowers are beautiful!" Which is an adjective?

    these
    beautiful

    4. "His new apartment's nice, but it's a bit small." How many
    adjectives are there?

    two
    three

    5. An adjective usually comes BEFORE a noun or AFTER

    a verb
    a noun

    6. In which sentence does a verb come between a noun and the


    adjective that modifies it?

    The movie was boring.


    It was a boring movie.
    7. Adjectives modify nouns, and they can also modify

    verbs
    pronouns

    8. "She's very smart, so the exam was easy for her." Which modifies
    a pronoun?

    smart
    easy

    9. Which endings are often found on adjectives?

    -able, -ful, -ous


    -ness, -ment, -ity

    10. "This quiz is harder than the others." The adjective "harder" is

    superlative
    comparative

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