Adjectives

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Adjectives
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• Adjectives are words that describe or modify
  nouns and pronouns.

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How adjectives describe nouns

• What kind? We like French fries.

How many? Zillon ate four sandwiches.
Which one? That book is awful.
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Examples

•          the tall professor
•          the three stooges
•          a yellow crayon
•          a six-year-old child

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More Adjectives

• Most adjectives come before nouns, but sometimes
  they follow verbs and modify the subject.
• Example
• These inventions are horrible.

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Proper Adjectives

• Proper Adjectives are adjectives formed from
  proper nouns. Follow capitalization rules.
• Proper Noun Proper Adjective
• food from Italy Italian food
• colony in Asia Asian colony
• oranges from Florida Florida oranges

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Examples

• The red-headed girl wore a bright pink dress to
  the park.
• The large man drove down the curvy road.
• Her outfit is adorable, cute and colorful.