ADJECTIVES

How do we describe things

properly?

Look at these examples:

White snow.

A candy cane.

His slay.

What do you call these words

that describes nouns and

pronouns in the sentence?

ADJECTIVES

WHAT ARE ADJECTIVES?

Adjectives are words used

to describe a noun or a

pronoun.

Adjectives are words that

modify, limit or restricts

nouns or pronouns.

In these examples, how are

adjectives used?

Far valleys

Silver jewelry

Seven ages

Both answers

His heart

Those apples

In these examples, how are

adjectives used?

Far valleys (far modifies valleys)

Silver jewelry (silver modifies jewelry)

Seven ages (seven limits ages)

Both answers (both limits answers)

His heart (his restricts heart)

Those apples (those restricts apples)

Please read the sample

sentence:

She is influenced by Korean culture.

Proper Adjective

Proper nouns that function

as Adjectives are called

Proper Adjectives.

PROPER NOUN PROPER ADJECTIVE

Alcott Alcott novel

Chicago Chicago storm

PROPER NOUN PROPER ADJECTIVE

Jefferson Jeffersonian Democracy

Mexico Mexican art

Table 1

Table 2

Analyze the tables carefully.

Why do you think some form

changes when used as an

Adjective?

REMEMBER:

If a Proper Noun is used as an

Adjective, then the form remains,

but if the Adjective is formed from

a Proper Noun, then the form of

the Proper Noun is changed.

Harry Potter series and Asian cuisine

Example:

Proper Adjectives can be

simply Proper Nouns used as an

Adjective while others are

formed from Proper Nouns.

Always remember that Proper

Adjectives generally begin with

a capital letter.

How about these following

sentences?

Did you find the car keys?

We stayed in a café just outside

the building.

June will give us an answer.

What do you call the words

“the”, “a” and “an” ?

ARTICLES

ARTICLES introduces

nouns, they function as

Adjectives.

Did you find the car keys?

We stayed in a café just outside

the building.

June will give us an answer.

“the” is a Definite Article that

describes a specific object.

When can we use “the”, “a”

and “an” in a sentence?

“a” and “an” are Indefinite Articles

that describes an unspecified object.

If “a” and “an” are both

Indefinite Articles, when

can you use “a” and when

can you use “an”?

Did you find the car keys?

We stayed in a café just outside the building.

June will give us an answer.

REMEMBER:

You can use “a” if the next

word begins with a

consonant sound.

You can use “an” if the

next word begins with a

vowel sound.

Notice the following fragments/

word:

1. ___ history lesson

2. ___ honest man

3. ___ ugly hat

4. ___ union

5. ___ only-child

6. ___ one-horse town

1. a history lesson.

2. an honest man.

3. an ugly hat.

4. a union.

5. an only-child.

6. a one-horse town.

The answer lies in the sound the

next word produces. “Honest” for

example begins with a letter “H”

but then sounds like the vowel “o”,

therefore article “an” is used.

Same case for the word “union”. It

may start with a vowel letter but

sounds like “yu”, therefore article

“a” is used.

Even without Articles, Adjectives

can still be found in sentences:

1. He is confident.

2. He feels confident.

3. She is nervous.

4. She feels nervous.

Predicate Adjectives follow

a linking verb and gives

more information about the

subject.

What are examples of linking

verbs?

Am

Is

Are

Was

Were

And other forms of to be.

What do you call these words:

seem, look, smell, taste and feel?

They are verbs pertaining to the senses and are linking

verbs too.

Let us try and answer the following

examples:

Substitute the linking verbs into verbs that pertains to the senses.

1. She is better

2. The Macaroni salad is good.

3. Ricardo is out of breath.

Substitute the linking verbs into verbs that pertains to the senses.

1. She (feels, smells, looks) better

2. The Macaroni salad (tastes) good.

3. Ricardo (seems, looks) out of breath.

Let us look at more examples

of sentences with Adjectives:

All the children are ready, willing

and enthusiastic.

She gave birth to a healthy baby

girl.

What do you call these series of

Adjectives that does not change

the idea of the sentence when

interchanged?

Coordinate Adjectives

What do you call these series of

Adjectives that changes the idea of

the sentence when interchanged?

Non-coordinate

Adjectives

Let us practice!

Identify the Coordinate and Non-coordinate

Adjectives in the sentences.

1. He ate the chewy, hard cheese.

2. My dad drives a blue metal car.

3. He had an ugly big truck.

4. It was an especially sad movie.

Now try to look at this sentence:

My old grandparents’ house has

been repaired thrice.

Analyze the following

sentences:

Truth is stranger than fiction.

This poem is more musical than the first one.

Her voice is good but your is better.

She walked far into the woods but he walked

farther.

He is as milk as lamb.

Playing domino is not challenging as playing

chess.

What do you call these

words that compare two

things?

Comparative

If you are to compare two

things, what do you add in

the adjectives?

-er, less or more

If you call the words that

compares two things,

comparatives, what do you

call words that compare three

things or more?

Superlative

If you are to compare three

things or more, what do

you add in the adjectives?

-est, least or most

IRREGULAR MODIFIERS

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Bad

Far (distance)

Far (extent)

Good

Ill

Late

Little (amount)

Many

Much

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Bad Worse Worst

Far (distance) Farther Farthest

Far (extent) Further Furthest

Good Better Best

Ill Worse Worst

Late Later Last or Latest

Little (amount) Less Least

Many More Most

Much More Most

IRREGULAR MODIFIERS

Truth is stronger than fiction.

This poem is more musical than

the first one.

Her voice is good but your is

better.

She walked far into the woods

but he walked farther.