ADJECTIVES A Presentation for 6th grade English classes

AN ADJECTIVE MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN. It was a snowy, bitter-cold, winter’s day. What kind of day? snowy bitter-cold winter’s

AN ADJECTIVE TELLS WHAT KIND It was a peaceful garden. What kind of a garden? peaceful

AN ADJECTIVE TELLS WHICH ONE The waves crashed below the Golden Gate bridge. Which bridge? Golden Gate

AN ADJECTIVE TELLS HOW MANY In the clear water of the lake, a fisherman caught three fish. How many fish? three

ARTICLE ADJECTIVES, ALSO CALLED “NOUN MARKERS”, POINT OUT A NOUN NEARBY.  There are three articles a an the  A and an are indefinite articles. They point out one of many.  The is called a definite article because it points out only one.

PROPER ADJECTIVES ARE A SPECIAL FORM OF ADJECTIVE CREATED BY CHANGING A PROPER NOUN. For example: America could change to American We saluted the American flag.

OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH MAY BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IF THEY DESCRIBE A NOUN. For example baby is normally thought of as a noun. However, if it is used to describe a bottle, it becomes an adjective. The baby bottle amused the infant for hours.

OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH MAY BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IF THEY DESCRIBE A NOUN. For example that is normally thought of as a demonstrative pronoun. However, if it is used to describe a gift, it becomes an adjective. That gift was my favorite.

ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE. There are three degrees of comparison. 1. Positive No comparison is made. Alice is a talented athlete.

ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE. There are three degrees of comparison. 2.Comparative Compares two. Alice is a talented athlete, but Sherri is more talented.

ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE. There are three degrees of comparison. 3. Superlative Compares three or more. Alice is a talented athlete, Sherri is more talented, but John is the most talented.

USE THIS CHART TO FORM COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE.

SOME ADJECTIVES ARE IRREGULAR.

A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB AND DESCRIBES A SUBJECT. The waterfall is beautiful. Beautiful describes the waterfall.

A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH A PREDICATE NOMINATIVE. Remember, an adjective describes, and a nominative renames. The Eiffel Tower is a monument. (renames) The Eiffel Tower is fantastic. (describes)