Adjectives 2Faith and 2Trust
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Adjectives and Its Kinds
Adjectives•An adjective modifies
a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.
Kinds of Adjectives
1. Descriptive adjectives- A. Common Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns; they give color, shape, size, quality etc. to the noun.
– Example:– Joshua is a talented guitarist.– Joshua wears a red shirt.
Kinds of Adjectives
B. Proper adjectives- are adjectives that derive from proper nouns –Examples:– Joshua is a Filipino student.– Joshua’s Siberian Husky loves chasing cars.
Kinds of Adjectives
2. Limiting adjectives- are articles and numbers. They set a limit through the ff: –Cardinal numbers- one, two, three–Ordinal numbers- first, second, third, fourth….
–Articles- A, an, the…..pertains to one item only.
Kinds of Adjectives
• Examples:– Joshua loves his two guitars.–Playing the guitar is Joshua’s first love.
–The song “You’re a God” is Joshua’s favorite song.
a, an• an apple• a tree• a clock• a radio• an eel• a flower• an eagle
number adjectives• three magazines
• fifth street• one actor• five musicians• two watches• sixth girl• third chair
Kinds of Adjectives
3. Demonstrative Adjectives are used to point out or demonstrate a specific object. Ex: this, these, that and those.–Examples:–That guitar belongs to Joshua.–These songs are played by Joshua’s band.
Observe:• This milk is good for the health.
• This is my bag.
Observe:•These logs are useful.
• These are big.
Observe:•That park is beautiful.
• That is my house.
SW: pp231-232 D• Those flowers are
beautiful.• Those are wild animals.• Those people are my
relatives.• Those girls are my
cousins.• Those are the victims of
the calamity.
SW: pp231-232 D• Those are not mine.
• Those books belong to him.
• Those papers must be submitted now.
• I am not familiar with those.
• Please bring me those pencils.
Kinds of Adjectives
4. Possessive Adjectives are used to show who owns or possesses something. Ex: my his, her, our, their, your and its–Example– Joshua is my student.–His expensive car was stolen.
What noun does the possessive
adjective modify?• His pocket is full of marbles.
• They are cleaning their room.
• Let me borrow your soap.
• The bird is flapping its wings.
Kinds of Adjectives
5. Indefinite adjectives are Indefinite Pronouns used as adjectives: many, several, few, some, most –Examples–Few people are friends with Joshua.
–Most people love to see Joshua play the guitar.
Observe:• Some boys from this class
joined the basketball league.
• Each classroom has its own air conditioning unit.
• Some schools have no classes today.
• Any girl can dance like that.
Seatwork1. The movie has a dark theme. 2. The rainbow is colorful against the
blue sky. 3. Jose Rizal is indeed a Filipino patriot. 4. An apple a day keeps the doctor
away. 5. The ambassador speaks with a
heavy Russian accent.
6. He is the man to beat. 7. There were many people at the
stadium.8. This is the fourth time she has
changed jobs. 9. Some people are satisfied with the
simple things in life. 10.There were a few people who
voted for him.
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11. This is my own book. 12. Is that Peruvian dish tasty? 13. The joker likes the combination
of purple and green clothes. 14. Their beloved pet past away last
Friday.15. This apple is as sweet as sugar.
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