ADJECTIVES Kinds of Adjectives Types of Comparisons / Degrees
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What is an adjective? A word that modifies a noun. There are SIX different kinds of adjectives There are THREE degrees of adjectives
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Types of adjectives Description Limiting Pronominal Possessive Proper
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Descriptive adjective Words that describe a noun or a pronoun Yellow flowers Spacious garden Cardboard box Heavy weights Small animal
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LIMITING ADJECTIVE Also called ARTICLES A, AN, THE The book A book An orange Numerals are also limiting adjectives One book Third prize Seventh place
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PRONOMINAL ADJECTIVE Pronouns that modify a noun Which, what, whatever, whatsoever, whichever, this This reason Which book Whatever reason What mistake
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE Pronouns used as adjectives to show ownership My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their Her bracelet Their team His hat
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PROPER ADJECTIVE Derived from Proper Nouns Japanese students American history Korean film French lessons Mexican food Ritz crackers
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PREDICATE ADJECTIVE Not a modifier of a noun Always a complement Tom was successful. Successful is a complement of the subject Successful Tom Successful is the predicate adjective
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Comparisons / degrees of adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative
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Positive Expresses no comparison Only about one noun. The room was large. The box is brown. The room was long. The bear was fuzzy.
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Comparative Compares two persons or things. Tom is happier after lunch. He is the taller of the two boys. Some oranges are more delicious during the winter months. I was less excited about the barbeque than Jenny.
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Superlative When more than two persons or things are compared. This is the warmest room in the house. Gloria is the most beautiful girl in the world.
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SUMMARY POSITIVE = Good, Bad, Less, Many COMPARATIVE = Better, Worse, Lesser, More SUPERLATIVE = Best, Worst, Least, Most