Adjectives

1. Adjectives

2. Adjectives • An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It provides information about that noun or pronoun. • Physical description (big, yellow, thin) • Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart) • Quantity (sixteen, several, all)

3. Adjectives • An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It provides information about that noun or pronoun. • Article (the, a, an) • Demonstrative (this, that, these, those) • Possessive (Caroline’s, my, your) • Answer questions like: which one? what kind? how many? whose?

4. Articles • Articles are sometimes thought of as a separate part of speech • Articles (the, a, an) • Use “the” when we are talking about a specific thing • Ex: The dog barked loudly when we came. • Use “a” or “an” when we are talking about something in general • Ex: “A dog will usually bark when someone comes to the door”

5. Adjectives • The following types of adjectives do not change to match the noun in terms of number (singular/plural) or gender (male/female/neuter) • Physical description (big, yellow, thin) • Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart) • Quantity (sixteen, several, all) • Article (the, a, an)

6. Demonstratives • Demonstratives (this, these, that, those) match the indicated noun/pronoun in number – but not gender • “This” and “that” point out a specific single item • “These” and “those” point out a group of multiple specific items • Ex: This dog and these cats all belong to me. • Note: “this” and “these” typically refer to close items while “that” and “those” are further way

7. Possessives • Possessive adjectives reflect both the number and gender of the “possessor”, as indicated on the following chart

8. Word Order for Nouns: Adjectives • Adjective word order: • Article or Possessive – a, the, his, hers, Caroline’s, etc. • Observations (opinion) – lovely, boring, stimulating, useful, etc. • Size – tiny, small, huge, etc. • Shape – round, square, rectangular, etc. • Age – old, new, ancient, etc. • Color – red, blue, green, etc. • Origin – British, American, Mexican, etc. • Material – gold, copper, silk, etc. • Purpose – gardening, shopping, riding, etc. • Example: • Caroline’s useful small round green copper gardening tool

9. Summary of English Uniqueness • New chart – not presented last time • In general there is no noun/adjective agreement issues • Exceptions (sort of): • Demonstrative: agreement in number with object(s) being pointed out • Possessive adjectives: related to pronouns and hence agree with the number/gender of the “possessor” of the modified noun (her sweater vs his sweater)

10. Genesis 1:26-27 (page 4) Then God said “Let us make people in our image, to be like ourselves. They will be masters over all life – the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the livestock, wild animals, and small animals.” So God created people in His own image; God patterned them after Himself; male and female He created them.

11. Genesis 1:26-27 (page 4) Then God said “Let us make people in our image, to be like ourselves. They will be masters over all life – the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and allthe livestock, wild animals, and smallanimals.” So God created people in Hisown image; God patterned them after Himself; male and female He created them. Possessive Physical, Characteristic Quantity Article

13. Adjectives

14. Adjectives • An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It provides information about a noun or pronoun. • Physical description (big, yellow, thin) • Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart) • Quantity (sixteen, several, all) • Demonstrative (this, that, these, those) • Article (the, a, an) • Possessive (Caroline’s, my, your) • Answer questions like: which one? what kind? how many? whose?

15. Articles • Articles are sometimes thought of as a separate part of speech • Articles (the, a, an) • Use “the” when we are talking about a specific thing • Ex: The dog barked loudly when we came. • Use “a” or “an” when we are talking about something in general • Ex: “A dog will usually bark when someone comes to the door”

16. Adjectives • The following types of adjectives do not change to match the noun in terms of number (singular/plural) or gender (male/female/ neuter) • Physical description (big, yellow, thin) • Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart) • Quantity (sixteen, several, all) • Article (the, a, an)

17. Demonstratives • Demonstratives (this, these, that, those) match the indicated noun/pronoun in number – but not gender • “This” and “that” point out a specific single item • “These” and “those” point out a group of multiple specific items • Ex: This dog and these cats all belong to me. • Note: “this” and “these” typically refer to close items while “that” and “those” are further way

18. Possessives • Possessives reflect both the number and gender of the “possessor”, as indicated on the following chart

19. Word Order for Nouns: Adjectives • Adjective word order: • Observations (opinion) – lovely, boring, stimulating, etc. • Size – tiny, small, huge, etc. • Shape – round, square, rectangular, etc. • Age – old, new, ancient, etc. • Color – red, blue, green, etc. • Origin – British, American, Mexican, etc. • Material – gold, copper, silk, etc. • Purpose – gardening, shopping, riding • Example: • the lovely small round green copper gardening tool

20. Genesis 1:26-27 (page 4) Then God said “Let us make people in our image, to be like ourselves. They will be masters over all life – the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and allthe livestock, wild animals, and smallanimals.” So God created people in Hisown image; God patterned them after Himself; male and female He created them. Possessive Physical, Characteristic Quantity Article

21. Made in the Image of God • We are not gods! We are created beings and always will be. • Created with a soul (or spirit); not just a body • We are distinct, unique, individual (human) beings • God-like capacity for knowledge, thought, and love and kindness • Capacity to know and commune with God on a personal basis (Genesis 2:19-20; Genesis 3:8-9) • Morally upright (our actions were good and right) • Given responsibility to manage God’s creation (given the wisdom and intelligence necessary)) • Given a human body equipped so we can • Experience the world around us (sight, touch, hearing,..) • Express ourselves (language, engineering, arts, music, literature,..) • Exercise control and management of creation • God-given capability for eternal life • God could (and did) take upon himself our nature (in Jesus)