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Adjectives Rules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjective | a word that is used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun |
| In a sentence, an adjective usually comes... | just before the noun it modifies |
| predicate adjectives | when the noun is the subject followed by a linking verb, its adjective follows the linking verb as part of the predicate |
| proper adjective | an adjective formed from a proper noun |
| article | a, an, the |
| "The" describes | one specific item or items |
| "A" and "an" refer to | any one item of a group (not specific) |
| demonstrative adjectives | adjectives used to point out something: this, that, these, and those they still always act like adjectives by describing or modifying nouns |
| "This" and "these" refer to things that are | close |
| "That" and "those" refer to things that are | at a distance |
| "This" and "that" refer to things that are | singular |
| "These" and "those" refer to things that are | plural |
| demonstrative pronouns | stand alone |
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