Adjectives
Adjectives
Adjectives
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Adjectives
• Adjectives describe or modify nouns or
pronouns.
• They tell what the things named by nouns
and pronouns are like.
• Adjectives can show which or what kind of
thing you are talking about.
• For examples: the tiny
one, the awesome one,
that one, no one.
Descriptive Adjectives
Examples
• Remember: descriptive adjectives add details.
They answer these questions:
– What kind?
– What is it like?
• Examples:
Long Red
Squishy Strong
Hilarious Rainy
Round Box-shaped
Faithful Canadian
Limiting Adjectives
Examples
• Remember: limiting adjectives make nouns and pronouns more
specific. They answer these questions:
– Which one?
– How many?
– How much?
• Examples:
• Handout:
Adjectives
• Refer to the
Handout: SAMPLE
List of Adjectives