Indefinite Adjectives

What is an indefinite adjective?

• Indefinite adjectives describing something that is known for certain.

• Indefinite adjectives give nonspecific information about a noun.

• Indefinite adjectives are words that describes a noun or noun phrase.

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What are the most used indefinite adjectives?

• good, new, first, last, long, great

• The most common definite adjective is 'the'.

• all, any, anything, each, every, few, many, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Select the correct indefinite adjective for the following sentence.

_____ people are very kind here.

• Some

• Every

• Few

• Many

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the correct indefinite adjective for the following sentence.

The teacher told that this time ___ student can become a class monitor.

• Each

• Any

• Several

• Few

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the correct indefinite adjective for the following sentence.

Only a ___ students have performed well in the exam.

• Every

• Few

• Many

• Several

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the difference between indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns?

• An indefinite adjective modifies a noun while an indefinite pronoun replace a noun.

• Indifinite adjectives are placed before the noun they modify.

• An indefinite pronoun modifies an adjective while an indefinite adjective replace a noun.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A