Adjectives

What is an adjective? 

• A word that modifies a pronoun or noun
• A word that modifies a verb.
• A word that replaces a noun.
• A person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an article? 

• It is another word for an adjective.

• A word that modifies a verb.
• It is a special type of adjective that answers the question "Which one?"

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

Everyone enjoys a relaxing day at the beach. What are the THREE adjectives (can include articles)?

• everyone, enjoys, a
• relaxing, a, the
• at, the, beach
• enjoys, beach, day

I can see about ten umbrellas from where I am standing. What is the adjective?

• I
• ten
• see
• can

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Those umbrellas protect sensitive skin from sunlight. What are the two adjectives?

• Those, sensitive

• umbrellas, protect

• skin, sunlight

• from, sunlight

I have gone there for several years. What question does the adjective several answer?

• What kind?
• How many?
• Which one?

The hot sand burned my feet. What question does the adjective hot answer?

• What kind?
• How much?
• How many?
• Which one?

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

When I go to that beach, I take cold drinks and salty snacks. What question does the adjective that answer?

• What kind?
• How much?
• How many?
• Which one?

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the adjectives: 
This old computer is dirty.

• This, old, dirty

• This, old

• old, computer, dirty

Identify the adjective: 
I heard a funny joke yesterday. 

• funny
• joke
• heard

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F