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LA - Adjectives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are demonstrative adjectives? | this, that, these and those That book is Max’s. “That” is the demonstrative adjective modifying “book.” |
| What are the interrogative adjectives? | which, what, whose Which book is Max’s? “Which” is the interrogative adjective that modifies “book.” |
| What are compound adjectives? | An adjective made up of more than one word. Can be hyphenated or closed compound. “Homemade” pasta - homemade is a closed compound; well-known fact - “well known” is a hyphenated compound |
| What are possessive pronouns used as adjectives? | my, our, your, its her, his and their. My dog is a pain. “My” is a possessive pronoun used as an adjective to modify dog. |
| What are possessive nouns used as adjectives? | When a noun has an ‘ or ‘s after it to describe something. Max’s book is broken. “Max’s” is a possessive pronoun that modifies book. |
| What are indefinite adjectives? | An adjective that doesn’t give specific information about a noun. All, both, some, each, few, many, most, much, neither, several. Max is having some M&Ms before dinner. “Some” is the indefinite pronoun that modifies M&Ms (how many M&Ms) |
| What is the difference between indefinite adjectives and indefinite nouns? | An indefinite adjective comes before a noun and an indefinite noun does not have a noun after it. Both dogs are being a pain. “Both” modifies and is before dogs, so it is an indefinite adjective. Both are being a pain. There is not a noun after “both” so it is an indefinite noun. |
| Name the adjectives in the sentence and say what kind they are: The boy’s book was eaten by the bratty dog. | Boy’s - a possessive noun used as an adjective Bratty - regular adjective |
| Name the adjectives in the sentence and say what kind they are: My dog ate that book, which was two-part book. | My - possessive pronoun used as an adjective That - demonstrative adjective Two-part - compound adjective |
| What is an indefinite article? | a, an A dog is being sold. |
| What is a definite article? | the The book is broken. |
| Identify the definitive and indefinite articles: The dog is a pain in the butt. | The - definite A - indefinite |
| What is a proper adjective? | A proper noun used as an adjective. Max’s dog is annoying. “Max’s” is a proper adjective |
| Name the adjectives in the sentence and say what kind they are: Max’s video games get in the way of his homework. | Max’s - proper adjective Video - Noun used as an adjective His - possessive pronoun |
| What are nouns used as adjectives? | Works that are usually nouns, but are put in front of another word to modify that word. Video games are fun. “Video” is a noun used as an adjective because video can be a noun too. |
| Name the adjectives in the sentence and say what kind they are: Which dog is acting brattier? | Which - interrogative adjectives |
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