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Adjectives— words that modify nouns

Adjectives— words that modify nouns. Adjective—describes noun. 1. Sydney is a sweet girl with a soft voice. s weet, soft 2. Dane makes sad and weird faces when he has to do English assignments. s ad, weird, English 3. Cage has a distinct accent when he speaks. distinct

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Adjectives— words that modify nouns

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  1. Adjectives—words that modify nouns

  2. Adjective—describes noun • 1. Sydney is a sweet girl with a soft voice. • sweet, soft • 2. Dane makes sad and weird faces when he has to do English assignments. • sad, weird, English • 3. Cage has a distinct accent when he speaks. • distinct • 4. Colby keeps his notebook neat and organized…..NOT! • neat, organized • 5. Sweet Alex brought me a breakfast burrito. • Sweet, breakfast

  3. Proper Adjectives—formed from a proper noun • 1. I love Chinese food when it is cold outside. • Chinese • 2. She rode in a New York subway when she was on vacation • New York • 3. Some of you were born during the Bush presidency. • Bush • 4. May 5th is an important Mexican holiday. • important, Mexican • He is American. • American

  4. Demonstrative Adjectives—this, that, these, thoseThey modify a noun or pronounDemonstrative Pronouns—take the place of noun or pronoun • 1. These books are the best I have ever read. • A---These (modifies books) • 2. Do you want this CD? • A—this (modifies CD) • 3. That was the best song ever! • P—that (takes place of song) • 4. If you put those away, I will forgive you. • P—those (takes place of something) • 5. I will buy this, and you can buy that one. • P—this (takes place of something) • A—that (modifies one)

  5. Noun, Pronoun, Adj???? • 1.Some people like math and science the most. • Adj.—some modifies people • 2. Some prefer English and social studies. • Pro—takes place of people • 3. Which way did Kayla go? • Adj—which modifies way • 4.Which of the boys is louder, Andrew or Ethan? • Pro—takes place of boys • 5. In English class, we learned about Grammar. • Adj—English modifies class • 6. Destiny wants to major in English in college. • Noun • 7. Jessalin does not have any bad grades. • Adj—any modifies bad • 8. Hunter did not leave any of his homework incomplete. • Pro—takes place of homework

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