Fill in your notes with the words that are underlined.

The black cat wasnapping in the sun.

An adjective is aword that describes anoun or pronoun.

Adjectives can tell youwhat kind of noun:look, smell, taste,sound, or feel.

• Adjectives can describe how much or how many, as in the words some, few, all, most, many, a lot, several, couple, and half.

I have three books.

Adjectives can also

tell which noun you

are describing :

this, that,

these, those

**first, second,...

Will you hand me that

book?

A predicate adjective is an

adjective that is in the

predicate of the sentence

and describes the subject of the

sentence.

A predicate adjective

is connected to the

subject by a linking verb.

EXAMPLES

The blanket felt very

soft and fuzzy.

I was very tired.

Let’s Practice

Underline the adjectives in each sentence.

1. A silvery moon rode down the western sky.

2. It shed a pale light on the quiet countryside.

3. Long meadows spread out between two hills.

4. The smell of the wild grass was strong.

5. The only sound we heard was the sharp crackle of the fire.