Adjectives and Using

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Adjectives and Using Them in Your Writing
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What is an Adjective?
Words that describe nouns (people, places, or
things).
Ex The student had an astonishing grade.
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What can Adjectives Do?
Adjectives can

• tell how many

• describe what kind

• compare objects or events

Ex The bright red car sped down the road.
bright red tells what kind
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Examples of Colorful Adjectives to Use
Instead of saying big
immense
enormous
colossal
spacious
vast
extensive
Instead of saying great
glorious
wonderful
magnificent
superb
terrific
Enormous Elephant
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How to Make Your Writing Better with Adjectives
Step 1 Write just like you would talk. Step 2
Put the writing away for a little while.l Step
3 Circle all the words that are common (that
you see used all the time)
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Step 4 Use a thesaurus or dictionary to look
for better words that mean the same
thing. Step 5 Juice up your writing! Make sure
it uses adjectives to describe
everything just like you would really
taste, feel, see, smell, and hear it.