Amazing, Awesome, and Adventurous Adjectives

Amazing, Awesome, and Adventurous AdjectivesMonday, September 13th

What is an adjective?

Adjective: modifies/describes a noun or pronoun

It tells… What kind Which one How many How much

What kind (colors, size, quality, beauty)

Green light

Which one (this, that, these, those) This star

How many (some form of a number) Three apples

How much (quantity) Some music

Articles

Articles: there are ONLY THREE. Always and forever. And ever.

THE (definite)

A/AN (indefinite)

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The blue car on the wide street had three wheels!

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THE blue car on the wide street had three wheels!The- definite article! It is

definitely THE blue car.

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The BLUE car on the wide street had three wheels!Blue- what kind of car? A

blue one!

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The blue car on the

street had three wheels!

WIDE- describes what kind of street!

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The blue car on the wide street had THREE THREE THREE wheels!Three- tells how many! How

many wheels? Only THREE!

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The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks.

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THE flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks.THE!!! Definite article!

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The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks.Flying is an adjective.

Yes, it looks like a verb, but it is an adjective. What kind of squirrel? A FLYING one!

It describes what type of squirrel…

A regular squirrel

becomes so much cooler

with adjectives!

Squirrel FLYING squirrel

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The flying squirrel attacked SEVERAL yellow, ninja ducks.Several tells how many…how

many ninja ducks were attacked? Several. Darn squirrels…

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The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks.What kind of ninja ducks?

Yellow ones!Remember, colors are

adjectives!

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The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks.Ninja ducks! What kind of

ducks? Not boring ones…NINJA ducks!

How would you describe these cookies?

How would you describe these cookies?

They look…BurnedBlackBrownLumpyEatenSpottedGrossdisgusting

How would you describe these cookies?

They probably smell…SmokeyBurnedCamp Fire

How would you describe these cookies?

How do you think these cookies would sound as you ate them?

How would you describe these cookies?

How do you think these cookies feel? Sad? Ha! That was a joke. Laugh.

How would you describe these cookies?

How do these cookies probably taste? With their tongues! What? Another joke?!?! You are the best teacher ever!