2 Grammar: Adjectives Flashcards
What is the function of an adjective?
An adjective modifies a noun by describing its qualities, characteristics, or attributes.
What question do adjectives typically answer?
They answer “What kind?”, “Which one?”, or “How many?”.
Where do adjectives usually appear in a sentence?
Before the noun (e.g., a big house) or after a linking verb (e.g., The house is big).
Give three examples of descriptive adjectives.
Give three examples of descriptive adjectives.
Beautiful, strong, intelligent.
What is a descriptive adjective?
A descriptive adjective describes a noun’s quality, characteristic, or attribute.
Identify the descriptive adjective in this sentence: “She is a kind person.”
Identify the descriptive adjective in this sentence: “She is a kind person.”
"Kind" is the descriptive adjective.
What does a quantitative adjective indicate?
What does a quantitative adjective indicate?
It indicates the amount or number of a noun.
Which question do quantitative adjectives answer?
Which question do quantitative adjectives answer?
They answer "How many?" or "How much
Give three examples of quantitative adjectives.
Give three examples of quantitative adjectives.
Some, several, three.
Which is the quantitative adjective in this sentence: “I have many friends”?
Which is the quantitative adjective in this sentence: “I have many friends”?
"Many" is the quantitative adjective
What do demonstrative adjectives do?
What do demonstrative adjectives do?
They point out specific nouns.
List the four demonstrative adjectives.
List the four demonstrative adjectives.
This, that, these, those.
Which demonstrative adjective would you use for a singular noun that is far away?
Which demonstrative adjective would you use for a singular noun that is far away?
That
Which demonstrative adjective would you use for a plural noun that is near?
Which demonstrative adjective would you use for a plural noun that is near?
These
Which demonstrative adjectives are used for singular nouns?
Which demonstrative adjectives are used for singular nouns?
This (near), That (far).
Possessive Adjectives
What do possessive adjectives indicate?
Possessive Adjectives
What do possessive adjectives indicate? They show ownership or possession of a noun.
List the seven possessive adjectives.
List the seven possessive adjectives.
My, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Which possessive adjective would you use for “John owns a book”?
Which possessive adjective would you use for “John owns a book”?
"John's book" or "His book".
What is the difference between a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun?
What is the difference between a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun?
A possessive adjective modifies a noun (This is my book), while a possessive pronoun replaces a noun (This book is mine
What is the function of an interrogative adjective?
What is the function of an interrogative adjective?
It is used in questions to ask about nouns.
List three interrogative adjectives.
List three interrogative adjectives.
What, which, whose.
Which interrogative adjective is correct in this sentence: “__ time is it?”
Which interrogative adjective is correct in this sentence: “__ time is it?”
What
Which interrogative adjective is correct in this sentence: “__ dress should I wear?”
Which interrogative adjective is correct in this sentence: “__ dress should I wear?”
Which
Which interrogative adjective is correct in this sentence: “__ book is this?”
Which interrogative adjective is correct in this sentence: “__ book is this?”
Whose
