Transcript of English 9 Enhanced. Nouns: person, place, thing (common, and proper) Pronouns: replace nouns (he,...
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- English 9 Enhanced
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- Nouns: person, place, thing (common, and proper) Pronouns:
replace nouns (he, she, they, them, that) Verbs: express an action
or help make a statement Review
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- Circle the adjectives in the following sentences 1.My coffee is
getting cold. (1) 2.The audience laughed at the funny joke. (3)
3.This pretest is more difficult than I expected. (3) Circle the
adverbs in the following sentences 1.The English office is quite
cold in the winter. (1) 2.Those Cheetos are flaming hot. (1) 3.Nick
timidly thanked his friends for attending. (1) Pretest!
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- Definition: A word used to modify (or describe) a noun or
pronoun
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- Adjectives modify by telling what kind, which one, or how many
What kind? Red paint, new friend, light rain Which one? This room,
those books, that car How many? Five feet, ten musicians, many
hours What is an Adjective?
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- An adjective may be separated from the word it modifies by
other words Ex: The salad was delicious Delicious modifies salad My
ankle is very sore Sore modifies ankle The English textbook is
extremely heavy Heavy modifies textbook English modifies textbook
Adjectives
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- Positive: makes a descriptive statement Comparative: used to
compare one noun/pronoun to another Superlative: used to make a
statement that one noun/pronoun exceeds another Forms or Degrees of
Adjectives PositiveComparativeSuperlative LightLighterLightest
FunnyFunnierFunniest GoodBetterBest BadWorseWorst
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- Adjectives are the thieves of the Grammar World They steal!
Adjectives steal from other parts of speech to call their own These
Parts of speech that adjectives steal from include: Articles
Pronouns Nouns A Way to Remember Adjectives
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- Articles are the most frequently used adjectives A An The
Examples The car pulled up beside us Have you ever seen such an
unusual painting? The choir sang the song cheerfully Articles
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- Some words can act as either a pronoun or an adjective,
depending on how they are used. (that, either, many, some, these,
those, etc.) Remember, a pronoun takes the place of a noun, while
an adjective modifies a noun or pronoun If the word is used as an
adjective, a noun must closely follow it Adjectives vs.
Pronouns
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- Ex: That cheese is old - adjective Ex: That is old pronoun Ex:
These shoes are uncomfortable - adjective Ex: These are
uncomfortable pronoun Practice: Many people like to travel to the
city adjective That is not funny pronoun I just love these silly
socks adjective Adjective or Pronoun?
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- Sometimes, nouns can act as adjectives if they are being used
to modify (describe) another noun Nouns vs. Adjectives NounNoun as
Adjective Crisp BaconBacon sandwich Blinding SnowSnow sculpture
Last DecemberDecember sale
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- Possessive Nouns and Pronouns (his, hers, Bobs) can also be
considered adjectives because they are used to describe nouns Ex:
Which shoes? Bobs shoes Ex: Whose house? His house Possessive Nouns
can be Adjectives
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- Some common and proper nouns can be used as adjectives Common
noun: cityAdj: city street Common noun: cheeseAdj: cheese omelet
Common noun: baconAdj: bacon sandwich Proper noun: JapaneseAdj:
Japanese restaurant Proper noun: MalaysiaAdj: Malaysian language
Common and Proper Nouns as Adjectives
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- Write 2 sentences using adjectives with the following picture
Practice
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- Label the following sentence with the parts of speech that we
have learned so far: The white snow glitters gently in the soft
light The article (adj) White adjective Snow noun Glitters verb
Gently - adverb In preposition (well get to that next) The article
(adj) Soft adjective Light - noun Putting it all Together
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- Definition: A word that describes/modifies a verb, adjective or
another adverb
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- Adverbs modifying Verbs Adverbs answer the following questions
about verbs Where? Ex: The bird was chirping downstairs. When? Ex:
The bird chirped today. How? Ex: The bird chirped loudly. How long?
Or how much? Ex: The bird chirped constantly
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- Adverbs modifying Adjectives Adverbs can be used to modify an
adjective and give more detail in a sentence Usually adverbs are
used to answer the following about adjectives: How much? And to
what extent? Ex: The cheese is moldy The cheese is extremely moldy
Ex: I am tired I am very tired The adverbs most commonly used to
modify adjectives are: very, too, and so.
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- Adverbs modifying other Adverbs Adverbs can be used to modify
other adverbs by giving more detail and answering the questions:
How much? Or To what extent? Ex: Calvin was never late Calvin was
almost never late Ex: Well meet afterward Well meet shortly
afterward
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- Adverb Forms Used to Compare Positive descriptive statement
Comparative compare one action to another (Usually add er or more,
BUT NOT BOTH) Superlative make the statement that action exceeds
another in a certain quality (Usually add est or most BUT NOT BOTH)
PositiveComparativeSuperlative Runs fast Runs faster Runs fastest
Runs well Runs better Runs best Runs far Runs farther Runs
farthest
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- Remember! Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and other
adverbs Adverbs are used to add more detail to a sentence Adverbs
often end in ly BUT, not always AND some ly words ARE NOT
adverbs