Adjectives and Modifiers

What are Adjectives?

• They express actions, processes and states.

• Are words that describe and modify nouns and pronouns.

• Are words that modify adjectives, verbs and another adverb.

What are Adverbs?

• Are words that indicates relationship between a noun and another word.

• Are words that replaces a noun.

• Are words that modify adjectives, verbs and another adverbs.

These are nouns:

• UNIVO, El Cuco Beach, Bruno Mars.

• Him, her, us.

• At, in, on.

These are pronouns:

• Eugenio Derbez, Río de Janeiro and Yoloaiquin.

• He, she and my.

• To sleep, to eat, to jump.

These are Adjectives:

• Fast, furious, American.

• Usually, always, often.

• Slowly, quickly, perfectly.

Types of Adjectives:

• Demonstrative, possesive and personal.

• Modal, auxiliary and stative.

• Demonstrative, possesive and descriptive.

What is a descriptive Adjective?

• Is a word which describes noun and pronouns.

• Is a word that modifies nouns and pronouns and is formed from a proper noun.

• Is a word that modifies a noun by indicating a number or quantity.

These are descriptive Adjectives:

• Her, his and their.

• Nice, generous, angry.

• Each, both, every.

What is a demonstrative Adjective?

• Is a word that modifies a noun by indicating a number or quantity.

• Is a word that shows a form of possession.

• Directly refers to something or someone demonstrative.

These are demonstrative Adjectives:

• Argentinian, Japanese and American.

• That, those, this and these.

• Nice, beautiful and friendly.