Adjectives
Adjectives describe and modify nouns and using them help your readers understand and visualize what you’re writing.
For the following three sentences, circle the nouns and underline the adjectives…
1- The red fox hid behind the dead, burning bush.
2- Sally’s new music changed her brother’s boring life.
3- The American flag can be seen at most football games.
Develop three different nouns and describe each of them with different adjectives:
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Proper Adjective
Proper adjectives are created from proper nouns and should be capitalized
*In Canada (proper noun), you will find many cultures and climates.
· Long, Canadian (proper adjective) winters can be harsh.
· American jeans are larger than most of the other jeans on the planet.
In your groups, develop two proper adjectives. Create two different sentences with them.
Proper adjectives
Sentences:
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Predicate Adjective
A predicate adjective follows a form of the “be” verb and describes the subject.
(forms of the verb “be”)
is, was, were, are, am, be
· For people who love summer, winter is long and cold.
· Jessica was excited to get a call from her mom.
Create two sentences in your group with one predicate adjective per sentence.
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TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
Positive Form
The positive form describes a noun or a pronoun without comparing it to something else.
*The first game was long and tiresome.
*Her dog was small, old, and cranky.
*Carl’s calico cat clawed couches.
Your sentence:
Comparative Form (-er, more, less)
The comparative form compares two persons, places, things, or ideas.
*The second game was longer and more tiresome than the first game.
*Her dog was smaller, older, and crankier than her pet mouse.
*Carl’s calico cat clawed more couches than his black cat.
Your sentence
Superlative Form (-est, most, least)
The superlative form compares three or more persons, places, things, or ideas.
*The third game was the longest and most tiresome of all.
*Her dog was the smallest, oldest, and crankiest in the kennel.
*Carl’s calico cat clawed the most couches of all the cats.
Your sentence
Create a list below of ten positive adjectives, comparative adjectives, and superlative adjectives.