Adjectives Flashcards

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What is an adjective?

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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

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Adjectives make nouns more _____.

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Interesting.

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Types of adjectives? (9)

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Descriptive 
Proper 
Quantity or number 
Order or position 
Possession 
Demonstrative 
Interrogative
Compound
Comparative or superlative
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Descriptive adjective

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Describes the noun e.g. Loyal

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What is an adjective of quantity?

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An adjective of quantity can describe the quantity of the noun.

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What is an adjective of possession/possessive adjective?

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An adjective of possession/possessive adjective can describe the ownership of the noun.THEY ARE NOT PRONOUNS!

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Order or position

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The FIRST athlete

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Demonstrative

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THIS chair THAT table

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Superlative

Comparative

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Highest degree of the noun e.g. Longest road

Compare one noun with another e.g. Longer road

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Interrogative

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WHOSE chair

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Compound

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Comprises of two words joined by a high a hyphen e.g. Blue-Green eyes

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