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WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?
Possessive Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives
o Examples: My, your, his, her, Examples: This, these, its, our, their that, those, what o Example in a sentence: The Example in a sentence: ballerina spins on her toes. The sweaters are in that o Her describes the word drawer. toes, telling us whose toes That describes the word are being talked about.
Note that the possessive pronoun form mine is not used to modify a noun or noun phrase.
Participle Adjectives
Participles are verb forms acting as adjectives. Examples of participle adjectives are bold-faced in the paragraph below to give a good idea of how they are used. He rememberedthe floating snow of blossoms. He knew the inchoate sharp excitement of hot dandelions in young earth; in July, of watermelons bedded in sweet hay, inside a farmer's covered wagon; of cantaloupe and crated peaches; and the scent of orange rind, bitter-sweet, before a fire of coals. He knew the good male smell of his father's sitting-room; of the smooth worn leather sofa, with the gaping horse-hair rent; of the blistered varnished wood upon the hearth; of the heated calf-skin bindings; of the flat moist plug of apple tobacco, stuck with a red flag; of wood-smoke and burnt leaves in October; of the brown tired autumn earth; of honey-suckle at night; of warm nasturtiums, of a clean ruddy farmer who comes weekly with printed
Interrogative adjectives
They are words used to ask questions that indicate the noun that is being talked about. It asks which or what. Examples: which, what Example in a sentence: Which bike is yours? Which describes the word bike.
A-adjectives
Usually answers the question, how much? But it doesnt specify a particular quantity (like four or thirteen). Examples: Many, any, few, all, some, each, every Example sentence: Many of my friends have pets. Many describes friends, letting us know approximately how many of the friends have pets.
They start with an a and describe nouns as normal. The most common of these are: ablaze, afloat, afraid, aghast, alert, alike, alive, alone, aloof, ashamed, asleep, averse, awake, aware They usually show up after a linking verb (like were, was, am). They usually come after the noun they describe. Example sentence: I was ashamed. Ashamed describes I (myself) in this sentence.
Adjectives of Degrees
These adjectives express the degrees of modification/compariso n There are three degrees (from lowest to highest): positive, comparative, and superlative. For example, if the adjective rich is used to describe people, these would be the adjectives of different degrees.
Comparison by adjectives
Comparatives
Comparatives are used to show the difference between two objects. Lets say that I have two cars. I have a little Toyota and a big Ford. A comparative is used to show the difference between the two. The Ford is big so we can say the Ford is bigger than the Toyota. Because the Toyota is small, we can say The Toyota is smaller than the Ford. To learn to use these we need to learn five basic rules.
Rule 1. If an adjective has 1 syllable we add the ending er to the adjective. i.e. small + er = smaller than i.e. hard + er = harder than
Rule 2. If a one syllable adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant and then ad er. i.e. big + er = bigger than i.e. fat + er = fatter than
Rule 3. If an adjective ends with a y, remove the y and add ier. i.e. happy y + ier = happier than i.e. funny y + ier = funnier than
Rule 4. If an adjective has two syllables or more without a y then add the word more before the word. If the adjective ends with a y, you will only add the word more if it has three syllables or more. i.e. beautiful + more = more beautiful than
i.e. expensive + more = more expensive than i.e. satisfactory + more = more satisfactory than
Remember, when using a comparative you must always follow it with the word than.
The Toyota is smaller than the Ford. The Ford is bigger than the Toyota. The ant is smaller than the hippo. The elephant is fatter than the giraffe. The girl is happier than the duck. The butterfly is more beautiful than the frog.
Superlatives
Superlatives are used to show the difference between more than two objects. Lets say that I have three cars. I have a little Toyota, a medium size Jeep and a big Ford. A superlative is used to show the differences that exist in the group. The Ford is big so we can say the Ford is the biggest. Because the Toyota is small, we can say The Toyota is the smallest. To learn to use these we need to learn five basic rules.
Rule 1. If an adjective has 1 syllable we add the ending est to the adjective.
i.e. small + est = the smallest i.e. hard + est = the hardest
Rule 2. If a one syllable adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant and ad est.
i.e. big + est = the biggest i.e. fat + est = the fattest
i.e. happy y + iest = the happiest i.e. funny y + iest = the funniest
Rule 4. If an adjective has two syllables or more without a y then add the word most before the word. If the adjective ends with a y, you will only add the word most if it has three syllables or more. i.e. beautiful + most = the most beautiful i.e. expensive + most = the most expensive i.e. satisfactory + most = the most satisfactory
Rule 5. There are a few exceptions. good = the best bad = the worst far = the farthest
Remember, when using a superlative you must always precede it with the word the. The Toyota is the smallest. The Ford is the biggest. Brad Pitt is the most handsome. The airplane is the most expensive. Jim Carrey is the funniest.
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