ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES

1. Adjectives can modify nouns and pronouns

2. Descriptive adjectives

   • Specify the shape, size, or color of the noun they specify.
     • example: blue ball.
   • Are often called common adjectives.
     • In general are placed before the noun.
       • example: soft, blue, sunny, smal.
   • Also adjectives can describe the subject of a sentence.
     • In this case it is called Predicate adjectives.
       • Are placed after the linking verb
       • Example: The hamburger is large.

3. Order of Adjectives

   • 2. Quality or opinion.
   • 3. Size.
   • 8. Purpose or qualifier.
   • 6. Color.
   • 4. Age.
   • 7. Propper Adjective
   • 1. Quantity or number.
   • 5. Shape.

4. Determiners or limiting adjectives.

   • Helps to identify a specific noun than describe it.
   • They also are called limiting adjectives
   • Articles
     • Specify wether a noun is referred to in a general or specific way.
       • A, AND, THE.
   • Possesive adjectives
     • Are based on subject pronouns and show owership or relationship
       • My, your, his, her, its.
         • Those are your books.
   • Demostrative Adjectives
     • Point out persons or things.
       • This, these, those, that
         • Those flip flops.
   • Interrogative Adjectives
     • Are used to form questions.
       • Which, what, Whose
         • Whose air mattress?
   • Infinitive djectives
     • Indicate nonspecific person or thing.
       • some, each, any, many, and several.
         • Several lockers
   • Numerical Adjectives
     • Indicate quantity by stating a fixed number of people or things.
       • One hot dog Two wisthes