Adjectives and Adverbs

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In today's Grammar HELP! Student Handbook - Online! lesson we begin our unit on Adjectives. 

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What Is an Adjective?

 

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.

An adjective can appear in many places within a sentence and so there is no easy way to identify an adjective.

One common place where an adjective appears is between the article and the noun it is describing.


       
    good She is a good friend.
       
    traditional Many of the traditional rules are changing.
       


     Another common place where an adjective appears is in the predicate of a sentence, after the stative verb.

      SUBJECT PREDICATE
    proud He looks proud.
         
    impossible It was impossible.
         

Now it's our turn to ask you:  How well can you recognize an adjective?


Now it's your turn!



Circle each adjective in the short paragraph below.

When Vietnamese people get married, they have to dress in red.  Red clothing symbolizes good luck.  They also have to kneel down to the parents on both sides of the family and to greet them with a little cup of hot tea to symbolize respect.



Check your answers for the adjective recognition activity above.

Join us next week for our next lesson, "Adjectives in Noun Phrases".


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