ADJECTIVES Kinds of Adjectives Types of Comparisons / Degrees. - презентация

1 ADJECTIVES Kinds of Adjectives Types of Comparisons / Degrees

2 W HAT IS AN ADJECTIVE ? A word that modifies a noun. There are SIX different kinds of adjectives There are THREE degrees of adjectives

3 T YPES OF ADJECTIVES Description Limiting Pronominal Possessive Proper

4 D ESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE Words that describe a noun or a pronoun Yellow flowers Spacious garden Cardboard box Heavy weights Small animal

5 LIMITING ADJECTIVE Also called ARTICLES A, AN, THE The book A book An orange Numerals are also limiting adjectives One book Third prize Seventh place

6 PRONOMINAL ADJECTIVE Pronouns that modify a noun Which, what, whatever, whatsoever, whichever, this This reason Which book Whatever reason What mistake

7 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE Pronouns used as adjectives to show ownership My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their Her bracelet Their team His hat

8 PROPER ADJECTIVE Derived from Proper Nouns Japanese students American history Korean film French lessons Mexican food Ritz crackers

9 PREDICATE ADJECTIVE Not a modifier of a noun Always a complement Tom was successful. Successful is a complement of the subject Successful Tom Successful is the predicate adjective

10 C OMPARISONS / DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES Positive Comparative Superlative

11 P OSITIVE Expresses no comparison Only about one noun. The room was large. The box is brown. The room was long. The bear was fuzzy.

12 C OMPARATIVE Compares two persons or things. Tom is happier after lunch. He is the taller of the two boys. Some oranges are more delicious during the winter months. I was less excited about the barbeque than Jenny.

13 S UPERLATIVE When more than two persons or things are compared. This is the warmest room in the house. Gloria is the most beautiful girl in the world.

14 SUMMARY POSITIVE = Good, Bad, Less, Many COMPARATIVE = Better, Worse, Lesser, More SUPERLATIVE = Best, Worst, Least, Most