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What is an
adjective?
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Adjectives are words that
describe
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They
sharpen
and polish
the meaning of the nouns around them.
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paint a pictureThey help the writer
with words
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Adjectives
modify
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Modify =
to change slightly
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What else do we modify?
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cars
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recipes
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motorcycles
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electronics
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can be
modified too
Words
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adjectives
We do this with
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Adjectives
usually answer one of the following questions…
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What kind?
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Which one?
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How many?
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How much?
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Lets add some
adjectives to a couple of sentences.
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The man was walking
his dog.
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What are the nouns we want to
modify ?
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man &
dog
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Now, let’s
or slightly change,
man and dog.
modify,
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Lets ask some
questions
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What kind of man?tall
short
young
old
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The tall,
young man
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What kind of dog?
Large
Small
Black
White
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The large,
black, dog
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Now we have a sentence that draws us a
better picture.
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The tall, young,
man was walking the large,
black,
dog.
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That’s what
adjectives do!
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Lets try another one…
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The bird
had food.
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The nouns we want to
modify are…
bird &
food
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What kind of bird?robin
Blue Jaycrowpigeon
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The
robin
had food.
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Which robin?
fat
baby
hungry
noisy
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The hungry baby robin
had food.
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What kind of food?
WormsBugs
BeetlesBread
crumbs
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The hungry, baby robin had
bread crumbs.
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How many bread crumbs?
someseveral
a few
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Here is our new sentence,
sharpened and polished with modifiers
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The hungry, baby robin had a few bread
crumbs.
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Now that you’ve seen what adjectives can do…
it’s your turn!
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On your paper, rewrite the sentence you will see on the
final slide.
Add at least 3 adjectives
to modify the nouns.
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Then we’ll go around the room, and you can share your sentences!
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Be prepared to share with
the class two questions you answered
with the adjectives you added!
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Here’s your sentence:
The boy is throwing
the ball.