1. PARTS OF SPEECH: Adjectives
English 7CP
Mr. Snow

2. THE ADJECTIVE: Overview
Adjectives are used to modify a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives tell us what kind, which one, how much, or how many.
What kind?: Korean, busy, blonde
Which one?: seventh, those, any
How much/how many?: several, five-hundred
A woman, kind and helpful, gave us directions.
It is empty.

3. THE ADJECTIVE: Articles
Articles are the most common adjectives. There are only three: a, an, & the.
a & an are called indefinite articles because they refer to any member of a general group.
the is called the definite article because it refers to a particular one.

4. Determining: Noun or Adj.?
Many nouns are commonly used as adjectives.
bean  bean soup
gold  gold coin
bicycle  bicycle shop
football  football game
Labor Day  Labor Day weekend
Super Bowl  Super Bowl party
White House  White House lawn

5. ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN?
Pronouns are only pronouns if they stand alone.
If they modify a noun or pronoun, they are adjectives.
This is mine.
This drawing is mine.
Some are more expensive than others.
Some clothes are more expensive than other clothes.

6. THE ADJECTIVE: Proper
Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and start w/ capital letters.
Thanksgiving  Thanksgiving meal
Catholicism  Catholic priest
Middle East  Middle Eastern country
Africa  African continent

7. Remember…
Many words can be nouns or adjectives depending on usage.
The helmet is made of steel. [noun]
It is a steel helmet. [adjective]
Many words can be pronouns or adjectives depending on usage.
That is a surprise. [pronoun]
That information comes as a surprise. [adjective]

8. ADJECTIVES
I’m going to show you a painting. In your notes, write as many sentences with adjectives as you can. Be sure they are actually adjectives.

9. Caspar David Friedrich: The Wreck of the Hope (AKA The Sea of Ice) (1823-1824)

10. FIN