GE1155: Activity for Week 7 & 8 - Project 4 (Power Point)

GE1155: Activity for Week 7 & 8 - Project 4 (Power Point)

NORAZLIN ISMAILA131187TESL 2010/2011

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TYPES

MEANINGS

EXERCISES

MEANINGS• An adjective is a word that describes, identifies,

modifies or quantifies something ( a noun or a pronoun) • To modify a word means to describe the word or to

make its meaning more definite. An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by answering one of these questions.

• What kind?Which one?How many?

What kind?

blue car

long rope

tall person

big house

Which one?

this town

last week

the second day

the other woman

How many?

one second

three boys

few cars

TYPES

• Possessive Adjectives • Demonstrative Adjectives• Interrogative Adjectives • Indefinite Adjectives• Adjectives in Sentences• Nouns Used as Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives The words my, your, his, her, its, our and their

are considered pronouns in some books and adjectives in other books. They are called possessive adjectives and they come before a noun.

Example:• This is my house. (my is a possessive adjective)

Demonstrative Adjectives• The demonstrative adjectives this, these, that,

those, and what are used as adjectives to modify nouns or noun phrases.

Example:• This apartment needs to be painted.. (this is a

demonstrative adjective to indicate which apartment)

Interrogative Adjectives An interrogative adjective (which or what)modifies a noun or noun phrase.

Example:

• Which book are you reading? (which is an interrogative adjective that

modifies the noun book)

Indefinite AdjectivesAn indefinite adjective modifies a noun,pronoun or noun phrases. Some examples of indefinite adjectives are: all,

any, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.

Example:• There are some boxes in the room. (some is an

indefinite adjective that modifies the noun boxes)

Adjectives in Sentences

• Usually, the adjective comes before the noun modified. Examples: Kate gave each child here hot tea and apple pie.

The old, dusty book was found in her bag.

• Sometimes, adjectives follow the word they modify. Examples: Books, old and dusty, were found in her room.

• Other words may separate an adjective from the noun or pronoun modified.

Examples: They seemed quite happy.

Shawn was not being rude.Courageous in battle, he deserved the award.

Nouns Used as Adjectives Sometimes you will find nouns used as

adjectives.Nouns Nouns Used As Adjectives

expensive dinner dinner table

at the ceiling ceiling fan

come to Florida Florida coast

next Saturday Saturday dinner

EXERCISEShttp://www.manythings.org/vq/mc-adj.html

http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=adjectives