Adjectives

AdjectivesBy Mrs. Nazia SirajDAMHS – Beachview

Name: Nazia Siraj Subject: Language Book: Grammar Skills – 3 Topic: Adjectives Page No: 29 – 33Previous Knowledge: NounsMethod of Teaching: Lecture

General Objectives: To enhance students’ writing, learning and listening skills.

Specific Objectives:• Examine and categorize through outline • Assess, determine and compare through debate • Plan, construct and compile through interactive

exercises.

Syndicate No: 2 (English)Date and Time: Duration: 30 minutesVenue: D.A.S.K.B.Z College

Action Plan:

Plan it – Lesson PlanDo it – MethodologyReview it – RecapShare it – Conclusion

Long-term Goal:Syllabus Page Nos. 1- Adjectives (29-33)2- Other types of Noun (16-19)3- Prepositions (43-45)4- Adverbials (52-53)5- Simple Past and Past Continuous (59-60)6- The Future Tense (63-64)7- Modals (70-72)8- More About Sentences (78-81)9- Questions (82-84)10- Connectors (86-87)

Time Line (8th – 12th August):

Monday: Recap of nouns and a brief introduction of adjectives.Tuesday: Explanation of adjectives and its degrees.Wednesday: Explanation of various types of adjectives.Thursday: Exercises of adjectives.Friday: Oral questions.

An adjective is a word like kind, happy, smart and intelligent. An

adjective typically modifies a noun and denotes a temporary or

permanent quality associated with that noun. For example, a smart boy is a boy who is distinguished from other boys by being smart.

Not all adjectives are used to denote a quality associated with a

noun. For example, the adjective mere in ‘a mere child’

does not denote a quality of the child.

What are Adjectives?

Kinds of

Adjectives

Adjectives of

Quality

Adjectives may be divided into the following classes:Adjectives of qualityAdjectives of quality refer to the kind or quality of a person or thing. They answer the question: ‘of what kind?’Tokyo is a large city. (Here the adjective large shows a certain quality associated with the city Tokyo.)Alice is a brilliant student. (Here the adjective brilliant shows a quality associated with the noun Alice.)Note that adjectives formed from proper nouns are generally considered as adjectives of quality. Examples are: Persian carpets, French wines etc.

Adjectives of

Quantity

Adjectives of quantity answer the question ‘how much?’.

Examples are: some, any, much, little, enough, all, no, half, whole etc.We need some rice.You have little patience.He has lost all his wealth.He did not eat any rice.

Adjectives of Number

Adjectives of number answer the question ‘how many’. Examples are: many, one, two, first, tenth, all etc.Each hand has five fingers.Sunday is the first day of the week.All men must die.There are several mistakes in your essay

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives answer the question ‘which?’. Examples are: this, that, these, those and such.

That boy is industrious.This bag is made of expensive leather.Those mangoes were very sweet.I hate such people.

Note that this and that are used with singular nouns. These and those are used with plural nouns.

Interrogative Adjectives

When they are used with nouns to ask questions, the questions words what, which and whose are called interrogative adjectives.

Whose bag is this?Which way shall we go?

Formation of Adjectives

Comparison of Adjectives:We use the Positive Degree to compare two equal nouns. For eg:

His house is as big as my house.

We use the Comparative Degree to compare two unequal nouns. For eg:

His house is bigger than my house.

We use the Superlative Degree to compare three or more nouns. For eg.:

His house is the biggest in the neighbourhood.

Conclusion:

I will conclude by testing the students through worksheets and exercises. In addition to the PowerPoint presentation, I will also give detailed explanation of the topic so to enable easier and quicker understanding.

Activities

Resources:• Grammar Skills• The New Student’s Companion• Internet• Intel Teach Program Getting Started

Course Manual

• Gateway to Grammar

SummaryQ & A Session

The End