Understanding and Practicing Common, Proper, and Demonstrative Adjectives

1. ADJECTIVES

2. Common Adjectives Definition: A common adjective is a word that describes something An adjective answers: • What kind? • Which one? • How many? • How much?

3. Examples: • What kind:A huge monster arose from the sea. • Which one:That bike belongs to me. • How many: There are few tickets that remain. • How much:Some cake is left.

4. ADJECTIVE PRACTICEDIRECTIONS: WRITE THE ADJECTIVE AND DRAW AN ARROW TO THE NOUN IT DESCRIBES. • The old restaurant sells fabulous chocolate cookies. • Hummingbirds have long, thin beaks. • The furry white rabbit hopped into the tall grass. • Stormy clouds gathered over the hot desert. • Can you hear the chirping baby robins? • The second seat in the fourth row is broken. • The colorful parrot stared at the noisy crowd. • The sleek Corvette zoomed by the beautiful home. • The tasty dinner consisted of baked spaghetti and garlic bread. • A ripe watermelon and juicy pineapple were on the large table.

5. ARTICLES

6. Articles The is a definite article. It points to a specific person, place or thing. A and an are indefinite articles. They point to any member of a group of similar people, places, or things.

7. Examples: • Definite article: • The woman • The grass • The operator

8. Indefinite article before consonant sounds: • A young woman • A one-sided argument * • A unique table *

9. Indefinite article before vowel sounds: • An ugly building • An only child • An exciting day

10. ARTICLE PRACTICE DIRECTIONS: Write the article, draw an arrow to the noun it describes, and tell what type of article it is. • An angry dog barked at the mailman. • The mystery books were left on the floor. • A little girl won first prize in the beauty contest. • How many people won a prize in the drawing? • We waited for an hour for the bus. • Mrs. Smith sat at the desk for a minute. • Please clean out the closet today!

11. PROPER ADJECTIVES

12. Proper Adjectives Definition: A proper adjective is: • a proper noun used as an adjective • an adjective formed from a proper noun

13. Examples: • United States Army base • American citizens • French restaurant • Philadelphia lawyer • Georgia peach • Greek pastry

14. PROPER ADJECTIVE PRACTICE DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE PROPER ADJECTIVE AND DRAW AN ARROW TO THE NOUN IT DESCRIBES • We enjoy eating Spanish food every weekend. • The cruise will stop at several Caribbean ports. • Brazilian restaurants are becoming very popular. • We read several examples of Russian literature. • I would like to buy a Swiss watch. • That family owns a German sedan and a Japanese pickup. • We stayed on a Mediterranean island last summer. • An October morning is usually cool. • Michelle wrote to the Mexican embassy for information. • Many cities have Mardi Gras festivals in late winter.

15. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

16. Demonstrative Adjectives (This, That, These, Those) Definition: A demonstrative adjective points out a specific person or thing

17. THIS, THAT • This and that describe singular nouns. • This points to a person or thing nearby. • Example:This room is my favorite. • That points to a person or thing far away. • Example:That man is running very fast.

18. THESE, THOSE • These and those describe plural nouns. • These points to persons or things nearby. • Example: These women are the best players. • Those points to persons or things farther away. • Example: Those houses need to be painted.

19. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE PRACTICE DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE AND DRAW AN ARROW TO THE NOUN IT DESCRIBES. • That storm is the reason for this problem. • These running shoes are the best I’ve ever owned. • This fruit is freshly picked from my orchard. • I’ll buy those earrings, please. • That answer is obviously the correct one. • This letter needs a stamp before you mail it. • John, where are those people going? • Please bring me that highlighter. • Do you want one of these brownies? • Sarah and Kevin might buy that house.