Adjectives lesson

Adjectives

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Sunday

28/3/2021

What is an adjective?

• An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It "describes" or "modifies" a noun (The big dog was hungry). In these examples, the adjective is in bold and the noun that it modifies is in italics. An adjective often comes BEFORE a noun:

• Adjectives are also called DESCRIBING WORDS.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are is an Adjective

• How

• Who

• is

• naughty

​Coordinate Adjectives

vs.

Cumulative Adjectives

​CCSS L.7.2 I can use commas to separate coordinate adjectives.

Multiple Choice

What is a verb to be?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Objectives

1. identify adjectives

2. identify proper adjectives

3. Produce their own examples

Describes your noun or pronouns.

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Adjectives describe how many, shape, size, number, taste, color, texture, and smell.​

​Adjectives

People, places, things, and ideas​

​Nouns

​Nouns and Adjectives

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Open Ended

Do you agree....why?

What are adjectives?

• People: boy, doctor, Sarah

• Things: tree, cat, car, phone

• Places: school, McDonalds

• Ideas: love, hate, friendship

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​Nouns

​Nouns - Examples

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Multiple Choice

Find the adjective in the sentence.

Elephants are strong animals

• animals

• strong

Multiple Choice

Choose a suitable adjective for the underlined word.

The ceiling is ............... . I can't touch it.

• high

• red

​Identify the nouns and adjectives

• ​The orange cat ran across the tall fence.

• McDonalds is my favorite fast food restaurant.

• Larry, my best friend, is funny and smart.

• Two small puppies played in the yard.

• Who is​ that strange man?

• The dentist said I have strong, healthy teeth.​

Subject | Subject

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Open Ended

Look around you, and describe your room in a sentence.

Match

Match noun to the type of noun

• thing

• person

• idea

• place

book

police officer

freedom

park

• book

• police officer

• freedom

• park

What are proper adjectives?

Multiple Choice

The gigantic dog knocked over the table.

What are the nouns in the sentence?

• dog & table

• gigantic & table

• gigantic dog

• knocked & dog

Multiple Choice

The gigantic dog knocked over the table.

What is the adjective in the sentence?

• dog

• gigantic

• table

• knocked

Multiple Choice

The .................... students speak English well

• China

• Chinese

• chinese

Multiple Choice

The Chinese restaurant in Agat had delicious food.

What are the noun in the sentence?

• Chinese resturant

• Agat, Chinese, & food

• delicious food

• restaurant, Agat, & food

Multiple Choice

I am learning in a Saudi school. This sentence is written correctly .

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Chinese restaurant in Agat had delicious food.

What are the adjectives in the sentence?

• Chinese & delicious

• Chinese, & food

• delicious & had

• restaurant, Agat, & food

Open Ended

Use a proper adjective in a sentence from your own ....

​Coordinate Adjectives

​Modify the noun equally and separately.

Subject | Subject

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​Bond was a happy, lively puppy.

happy AND lively puppy

lively, happy puppy​

​Coordinate Adjectives

​Modify the noun equally and separately.

Subject | Subject

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​The owner of the company is a cruel, heartless person.

cruel AND heartless person

heartless, cruel person​

Multiple Choice

Max asked, "how was your trip?"

This sentence is written correctly .

• true

• false

​Cumulative Adjectives

DO NOT ​Modify the noun equally. One adjective is more important because it forms a noun phrase that is important to the noun's meaning.

Subject | Subject

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​There were two mean teenage girls making fun of me in class.

two and mean and teenage girls X

teenage mean two girls X​

Open Ended

Rewrite the following sentence with correct punctuation:

My dad said help me please

​Cumulative Adjectives

DO NOT ​Modify the noun equally. One adjective is more important because it forms a noun phrase that is important to the noun's meaning.

Subject | Subject

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​Ryan Reynolds is a famous Canadian actor.

famous and Canadian actor X

Canadian famous actor X

Canadian actor is an important noun phrase​

Homework p. 103/104

​Cumulative Adjectives

DO NOT ​Modify the noun equally. One adjective is more important because it forms a noun phrase that is important to the noun's meaning.

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Ryan Reynolds is a famous Canadian actor.

famous and Canadian actor X

Canadian famous actor X​

​Coordinate or Cumulative adjectives

• ​The five starting players faced their opponents on the court.

• Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive company.

• We awoke to perky cheerful songbirds.

• The rusty creaking spider-ridden ugly tractor rotted away in their backyard.

• We hesitated before heading down the creepy narrow poorly-lit path.

• We love to sing to our favorite country songs.

Multiple Choice

The new coffee shop sells muffins.

Is the adjectives in the sentence coordinate or cumulative?

• coordinate adjectives (needs comma)

• cumulative adjectives (does not need comma)

Multiple Choice

The heavy bulky box was awkward to carry.

Is the adjectives in the sentence coordinate or cumulative?

• coordinate adjectives (needs comma)

• cumulative adjectives (does not need comma)

Multiple Choice

I ate a sweet delicious cookie.

Is the adjectives in the sentence coordinate or cumulative?

• coordinate adjectives (needs comma)

• cumulative adjectives (does not need comma)

Multiple Choice

My mother is a smart beautiful woman.

Is the adjectives in the sentence coordinate or cumulative?

• coordinate adjectives (needs comma)

• cumulative adjectives (does not need comma)

Multiple Choice

My grandpa is a strong Chamoru man.

Is the adjectives in the sentence coordinate or cumulative?

• coordinate adjectives (needs comma)

• cumulative adjectives (does not need comma)

Multiple Choice

They became lifelong devoted friends.

Is the adjectives in the sentence coordinate or cumulative?

• coordinate adjectives (needs comma)

• cumulative adjectives (does not need comma)