Article and Adjectives

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Article and Adjectives

• II. Articles and Proper Adjectives
• A. Articles a, an, the
• 1. a, an indefinite, not specific
• 2. the definite, specific person, place, or
  thing
• B. Proper adjectives formed with a proper noun.
  
• 1. Always starts with a capital letter
• 2. Some dont change/most have alternate
  spellings.
• a. an Mexican, European
• b. ese Japanese, Chinese
• c. ian Canadian, Russian
• d. ish Spanish, English

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Articles and Proper Adjectives

• Adjectives and Adverbs Unit
• 8th grade English

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Yesterday

• We entered the amazing world of adjectives.
• We learned that an adjective is a word that
  modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun.
• We learned that an adjective in the predicate of
  a sentence is called a..

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Today we are going to talk about

• Articles
• Proper Adjectives

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Articles

• The words a, an, and the make up a special group
  of adjectives.articles!

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Indefinite Articles

• A and an are called indefinite articles because
  they refer to one of a general group of people,
  places, things, or ideas.
• A is used with a consonant sound
• An is used with a vowel sound.
• Dont confuse spellings with sounds.

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Indefinite Articles

• A unit
• A painting
• An etching
• An hour
• A pig
• An emu

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The Article The

• The is called a definite article because it
  identifies specific people, places, things, or
  ideas.
• The valuable statue is
  the only one of its kind.

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Proper Adjectives

• Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns.
• A proper adjective ALWAYS begins with a capital
  letter.
• Examples
• The Italian statue is on display at the Houston
  museum.
• The February exhibit follows a show of French
  paintings.

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Formula for most proper adjectives.
Common Endings for Proper Adjectives Common Endings for Proper Adjectives Common Endings for Proper Adjectives Common Endings for Proper Adjectives Common Endings for Proper Adjectives
-an Mexico Mexican Morocco Moroccan Alaska Alaskan Guatemala Guatemalan
-ese China Chinese Bali Balinese Sudan Sudanese Japan Japanese
-ian Canada Canadian Italy Italian Nigeria Nigerian Asia Asian
-ish Spain Spanish Ireland Irish Turkey Turkish England English
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Some Proper Adjectives

• Although most proper adjectives are formed from
  proper nouns by adding one of the previous
  endings, some are formed differently.
• For those, you must check a dictionary.

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Exercise A Using a, an,
Use a or an Use a or an
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Exercise B Change the Proper Noun to a Proper
Adjective

• Safari in Africa
• Dances in Mexico
• Jewelry from China
• Artist from Poland
• Snow in January
• Cheese from Wisconsin
• Flag from Nigeria
• Ring from Bolivia

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Review

• An adjective is a word that modifies, or
  describes, a noun or a pronoun.
• An adjective describes a person, place, thing, or
  idea.
• It gives more info about the noun or pronoun.
• A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and
  modifies the subject of the sentence.
• A and an are called indefinite articles because
  they refer to one of a general group of people,
  places, things, or ideas.
• The is called a definite article because it
  identifies specific people, places, things, or
  ideas.

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Adjective Types

• Adjectives modify nouns and adjectives
• Adjectives ask What kind, which one, and how
  many?
• Types
• Proper Adjectives Proper nouns used as an
  adjective. Theses adjectives are always
  capitalized. Example Eskimo kayak and Chinese
  food
• Possessive Adjectives Personal pronoun used as
  an adjective Examples my, our, his, her, its,
  their your
• Mm house, your car, our mother

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• Compound Adjectives
• A compound adjective is an adjective that
  comprises more than one word. Usually, hyphens
  are used to link the words together to show that
  it is one adjective.ExamplesPlease request a
  four-foot table.('Four-foot' is an adjective
  describing the table. A hyphen is used to link
  'four'and 'foot' to show that it is one
  adjective.)It is a 6-page document.Claire
  worked as a part-time keeper at the safari
  park.That is an all-too-common mistake.

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Articles and Proper Adjectives
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And my favorite.