ADJECTIVES

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ADJECTIVES
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Adjectives ntbk p. 129

• adjective
• -a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
• -descriptive words that include color, number,
  shape
• hot soup
• hot, delicious soup
• The soup is hot.
• NOTE separate two or more adjectives
• in a row with a comma.

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Predicate Adjectives p. 128

• An adjective that follows a linking verb
  describes the subject of a sentence.
• Example
• Bats are scary.
• The scary bat drank my blood.

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Proper AdjectiveNtbk p. 127

• -an adj. that is formed from a proper noun.
• -always begins with a capital letter.
• examples
• France French
• Paris Parisian

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Demonstrative Adjectives p. 126
nearby farther away
singular THIS THAT
plural THESE THOSE

• Points out a specific
• person or thing
• This room is awesome. That cat is evil.
• These Skittles are sticky. Those jellybeans are
  stale.

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Comparing with adjectives Ntbk p.125

• An adj. has 3 degrees of comparison
• 1 positive (stands alone)
• 2 comparative (compares 2)
• 3 superlative (compares 3 or more)
• Examples
• Jeremy Lin is tall.
• Hagrid is taller than Lin.
• The Kraken is the tallest.