English 6 - Adjectives

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PARTS OF SPEECH

ADJECTIVE
Teacher Kit's English Class
Lesson Objectives

Provide various examples of


Define the meaning sentences using adjectives Compare two or more
subjects with an appropriate
of an adjective. appropriately.
degree of comparison.
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Using one word,


describe the
things you see in
the box.
ADJECTIVE
Adjective
• is a word that describes a noun or pronoun in
greater detail.
• It modifies or describes a noun.
• An adjective describes the kind, quantity, or
amount of something.
Examples
The flowers are beautiful.
The adjective "beautiful" describes the subject "flowers" in the
sentence above.

Rosa Maria has two gardens.


The adjective "two" quantifies the noun "gardens" in the sentence
above.
PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
creative
kind
adventurous
brave
honest
calm
APPEARANCE ADJECTIVES
adorable
cute
beautiful
handsome
short
small
SHAPE ADJECTIVES
flat
hollow
narrow
round
square
wide
SIZE ADJECTIVES
immense
little
tiny
huge
massive
CONDITION ADJECTIVES
wrong
helpful
better
clever
famous
SOUND ADJECTIVES
loud
noisy
quiet
raspy
faint
Descriptive Adjectives
• are the most common types of adjectives.
• This kind of adjective tells something
about a noun by describing a quality or
trait.
Descriptive Adjectives
• are the most common types of adjectives.
• This kind of adjective tells something
about a noun by describing a quality or
trait.
Descriptive Adjectives
• beautiful house
• friendly neighbor
• cute dog
• silky dress
Limiting Adjectives
• specify or limit the noun
• Example:
⚬ three balloons
⚬ first prize
Predicate Adjectives
• follow a linking verb and modifies
the subject of the sentence.
Predicate Adjectives
• This movie looks really terrible.
⚬ (The predicate adjective terrible
describes the subject this movie.)
Possessive Adjectives
• Any word that is used to describe the ownership
or possession of something by someone.
• It answers the question "Whose?"
⚬ Examples of possessive adjectives include
his, her, my, its, your and their.
All you need to understand is that
possessive adjectives are meant to
describe the nouns that act as the subject
or object in a sentence.
Possessive Adjectives
• Almond is their pet dog.
• My laptop is broken and has to
be serviced.
Demonstrative Adjectives
• that, these, this and those answer
the question "Which?"
• Example:
⚬ That material is important.
Demonstrative Adjectives
• A demonstrative adjective is
followed by a noun.

• Example:
⚬ Can I take this bag to put in all
my clothes?
Interrogative Adjectives
• are those words which are used to modify a
noun by asking a question.
• An interrogative adjective is followed by a
noun.
• Examples of interrogative adjectives include
what, whose and which.
Interrogative Adjectives
• Which movie did you watch
recently?
• Do you know whose bags these are?
Who was in that room?
Do you know whose
vehicle is parked in B2?
Indefinite Adjectives
• used to describe a noun in a non-specific
sense.
• The most common indefinite adjectives
are any, each, few, many, much, most,
several, and some.
Indefinite Adjectives
• Some mice have chewed the cables.
• There are several people in the safe room.

This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies the


noun "people."
I have seen some in the
cupboard.
I have seen some cartridges in
the cupboard.
Proper Adjectives
• also describe people, places and things,
but they are based on names and therefore
need to be capitalized, like the names.
Proper Adjectives
• Since you live in Spain, do you enjoy
Spanish food?
• Mother buys a Kodak camera.
Some proper adjectives might not be
capitalized because they are no longer
associated with a specific name.

Children like to eat french fries.


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for listening!
What
Adjective?
Can you please fill my water
bottle?

Possessive
We caught a running kangaroo.

Descriptive
My dad likes Japanese food.

Proper
There are only a few deer left.

Indefinite
Whose bag is this?

Interrogative
This hospital was where I was
born.
Demonstrative
That music sounds wonderful.

Predicate
She loves golden jars.

Descriptive
The baby remains happy
during her bath

Predicate
I just love to eat
Alaskan salmon.

Proper
Do you see that tree?

Demonstrative

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