Adjectives

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Adjectives

• Wouldnt life be boring without them?

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Definitions

• An adjective is a word that describes or modifies
  a person, place or thing in a sentence

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Different types of adjectives

• Determiner tells which one
• a, an (indefinite articles) the (definite
  article)
• Example an experience, the house on the corner
  of the street, a summer job

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Proper adjective

• Is formed from a proper noun and begins with a
  capital
• Examples Canadian athlete, Olympic experience,
  Shakespearean theatre

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Compound adjective

• Combines two or more words to form an adjective,
  usually with a hyphen
• Examples three-day-long journey, well-worn
  shoes, ice-laden trees

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Comparative Adjectives

• Compare two items adding er to the regular
  adjective
• Examples faster skater, easier quiz
• Superlative Adjectives compare more than two
  items, and usually add est
• Examples fastest skater, easiest quiz

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Examples

• the tall professor
• the fierce-looking lieutenant
• a solid commitment
• a huge paycheque
• a six-year-old child
• the unhappiest, richest man

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Why do we use adjectives in speech or writing?

• To make nouns or pronouns more vivid and precise
• To add interest
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Locate the adjectives in the following headlines

• Toronto Chinatown grocer found not guilty
• Canadian women's team faces old coach
• Tsunami relief slowed by bad weather
• Tampered item prompts U.S. plane searches

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Shakespeare, the language genius, and adjectives

• Shakespeare was a master at using adjectives,
  particularly when it came to insults!
• Imagine calling someone baggage wouldnt it
  sound more threatening to call them sour-faced
  baggage?
• Or, how about calling someone a clodpole (which
  means idiot) try adding boil-brained
  clodpole for a greater effect!
• Or, instead of a hedge-pig one could say a
  beslubbering hedge-pig

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Here are some more Shakespearean adjective
insults

• Goatish maggot-pie
• Puking mammot
• Bloody coxcomb
• Churlish messenger
• Infectious canker-blossom
• Loggerheaded bum-bailey
• Reeky boar-pig

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Fill in some adjectives to describe the following
nouns

• _________________, _____________ meal
• _________________, _____________ game
• _________________, _____________ vacation
• ________________, ______________ movie
• ________________, ______________ singer