AdjectivesAdjectivesMakes the Meaning of Makes the Meaning of Nouns Much Clearer Nouns Much Clearer

Adjective TypesAdjective Types

Types

What Kind Which OneHow Much/How Many

RestaurantRestaurant• What Kind• Chinese

• Which One this

• How Much or How Many

• several

• The Lilac Garden is having it’s grand opening this weekend. This Chinese restaurant is family-owned with several East Valley locations ready to serve you!

Adjectives: DescriptorsAdjectives: Descriptors• Describe• Blue corn chips • light whipped

texture• Green enchilada

sauce• capable staff• Incredible taste• Delicious ice cream

topping

• What kind• Color, type• (Words that end in

the suffix)

Where can you find the Where can you find the adjectives?adjectives?

• Before the noun• Expensive silverware

graced the cheerful table for the special event.

• After the noun• A pizza, cheesy and

delicious, was pictured on the menu cover.

Some Adjectives Set LimitsSome Adjectives Set Limits

Limiting Adjectives

How Much/How Many

Which One

Limiting AdjectivesLimiting AdjectivesWhich One How Much/How

many

Articles: A, an, the Indefinites: Some, few, many, several, no, any

Demonstratives: this, Numbers: One ,Seven

That, those, these

Possessive: his, her, their, our ,it’s, your, my

Possessive Noun: Joe’s Sports Grill

How does these adjectives do How does these adjectives do their job?their job?

• To be a limiting adjective they MUST appear before a noun

• This burrito is prepared from the finest ingredients!(Yes, the adjective is doing its job!)

• Here there is no adjective present can you tell why?

• This must be prepared before the customer arrives. Here the word this is used as

a ____________.

Putting it all together!Putting it all together!• His order is complete, sir. Now have that

chef with the moustache prepare the meal, please.

• His isn’t the only restaurant of its kind that was featured on the cooking show. Many Mexican restaurant chefs were interviewed for this exclusive program. Ours received the most publicity.

• Bold-adjectives Italics-not used as a limiting adjective

Proper nouns and proper Proper nouns and proper adjectivesadjectives

• Proper adjectives are descriptive words derived from proper nouns. Since proper nouns are capitalized, we also capitalize proper adjectives.

• Proper Noun Proper Adjectives• Switzerland Swiss cheese• Mexico Mexican culture• China Chinese noodles

•

Sometimes the spelling Sometimes the spelling doesn’t changedoesn’t change

• Sometimes the proper adjective spelling of a word is the same spelling as the proper noun it is related to!

• Phoenix Phoenix police• Edison Edison inventions• Zenith Zenith television• San Francisco San Francisco

trolley• Fisher Price Fisher Price baby toy• Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse hat • *Check your dictionary for correct proper

adjective forms when you are not sure.

Your Turn to Add the AdjectivesYour Turn to Add the AdjectivesSee p. 446 in See p. 446 in Elements of WritingElements of Writing for help for help

Noun What Kind Which One How Much or How Many

pizza

salad

ice cream

pasta

Adjectives ReviewAdjectives Review• Words used to modify (describe)

a__________• These are words usually added in

_____ of nouns or pronouns to better ______ what the nouns are like.

• Think of ________ as words used to customize what you want to say!

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