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Adjectives

Adjectives. What is an Adjective?. An adjective is any descriptive word that can fit into this blank: Sam is a _______student. Opening adjectives make it interesting by adding a description right away. Ex. Sad, because her pet died… Ex. Disruptive, he chattered with his best friend.

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Adjectives

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  1. Adjectives

  2. What is an Adjective? • An adjective is any descriptive word that can fit into this blank: • Sam is a _______student.

  3. Opening adjectives make it interesting by adding a description right away. • Ex. Sad, because her pet died… • Ex. Disruptive, he chattered with his best friend. • Ex. Happy to graduate, she…

  4. What do opening adjectives have in common? • Ex. Sad, because her pet died… • Ex. Disruptive, he chattered with his best friend. • Ex. Happy to graduate, she… They are followed by commas!

  5. Single Opening Adjectives: Powerless, we witnessed the sacking of our launch. – Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes • Multiple Opening Adjectives: Bloodthirsty and brutal, the giants brought themselves to the point of extinction by warring amongst themselves during the last century. – Armstrong Sperry, Call it Courage • Opening adjective Phrase:Numb of all feeling, still he clung to life, and the hours droned by. – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  6. Practice with Opening Adj. • Unscramble to make a sentence with an opening adjective: • Kendra spotted • Uncomfortable • And hopeful, • The soft inviting sofa

  7. Practice with Opening Adj. • Create your own sentence by using the same pattern as this sentence: • “Faithful to his promise, he rushed out of the room.” – Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers • i.e. Happy with her grades, she skipped down the hallway.

  8. Practice with Opening Adj. • Expand on this sentence by adding an opening adjective, or an opening adjective phrase. • “ ________ D’Artagnan quickly turned the stone of the queen’s diamond inward, but it was too late.” –Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

  9. Understanding Why… • What effect does starting the sentence with an adjective have? • You could also move the adjective to the end as a closing adjective. How would this change focus of the sentence?

  10. Understanding Why… “They all four lay helpless on the floor, breathing heavily.” – Bram Stoker, Dracula Move these adjectives/adjective phrases around the sentence. What different emphasis does Stoker’s sentence have?

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