Types of Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that takes the place of a noun.

• A word that tells what a noun is doing.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

(Check all that apply) What are the three questions that adjectives answer?

• What kind?

• How many?

• Which one?

• Whose it is?

• When is it?

Articles as Adjectives - There are three articles. What are the three articles?

• A, An, The

• A, And, Them

• And, His, Her

• This, That, These

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CCSS.L.6.6

What does a descriptive adjective do?

• Describes a noun or pronoun.

• Tells how something is done.

• Tells you when to do your homework.

• Invites you to tea parties.

There are four demonstrative adjectives. What are they?

• This, That, These, Those

• A, An, The

• Who, What, When, Where

• Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Thor

Which of the adjective questions does the DEMONSTRATIVE adjective answer?

• Which One?

• What Kind?

• How Many?

• Whose is it?

What do interrogative adjectives do?

• They ask questions about nouns.

• They tell which one.

• They tell how many.

• They knit you new socks when your feet are cold.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Put a check mark next to the INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES.

(Hint - there are 6)

• Where, and What

• Which, and Whose

• When

• Who / Whom

• How

What does a comparative adjective do?

• It is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other.

• It is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns.

• It describes nouns.

• It tells how many.

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CCSS.L.6.6

What does a superlative adjective do?

• It is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other.

• It is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns.

• It describes nouns.

• It tells how many.

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CCSS.L.6.6