G2 What is an adjective?

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What is an
Adjective?

MICHELLE

JOHN

PAM

MARCUS

KRISTIN

TOM

ROBERT

JENNIFER

VICTOR

TINA

CHRIS

GLORIANN

MARIE

CLINT

BRENDA

JOSH

TANYA

MARK

GUESS WHO?

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describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

Adjectives

Adjectives answer the questions what kind, which one, how
many, or how much.

What kind?

steep trail, green meadow

Which one(s)?

first stream

How many/much?

four hikers, much food

Proper adjectives are always capitalized.

Asia Asian

Mexico Mexican

Articles are also considered adjectives.

Indefinite articles = a, an

Definite article = the

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Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

I heard a funny joke yesterday.

• funny

• joke

• heard

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

Adjectives modify . . . .

• nouns and pronouns

• verbs and adjectives

• nouns

• nouns and verbs

Multiple Choice

She is wearing a red skirt.

What is the adjective used in the sentence?

• a

• red

• She

• skirt

Multiple Choice

Choose the adjective

The red ball bounced slowly down the street.

• bounced

• red

• ball

• slowly

Multiple Choice

Which is the adjective?

My sister is such a friendly person.

• sister

• my

• such

• person

Multiple Choice

Which is the adjective?

Can you go to the Purdue game with me?

• Can

• you

• Purdue

• game

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adjective in this sentence?

Several players ran off the field in excitement.

• several

• players

• field

• excitement

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adjective in this sentence?

Please give me those shoes.

• please

• give

• me

• those

Multiple Choice

What is an adjective?

• person, place, thing or idea

• action word

• describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• none

Multiple Choice

Which is not an adjective:

• blue

• sweet

• shiny

• cleaned

Multiple Choice

Choose the adjective and what it is modifying

Yesterday, I bought pink roses.

• Yesterday

  bought

• bought

  pink

• pink

  roses

• Bought

  roses

Multiple Choice

What is the adjective in the sentence?

I ate three pieces of pizza last night.

• three

• pieces

• pizza

• night

Draw

Underline the adjectives and articles.

Poll

Rate your ACHIEVEMENT on today's lesson.

• 1

  Help! I don't understand this.

• 2

  I have so many questions.

• 3

  I can do this

  but with help.

• 4

  I can do it by myself.

• 5

  I can teach this to the class!