Grammar Review

ADJECTIVE
Reviewing the Parts of Speech

ADJECTIVE- describe nouns by answering one of these

three questions: What kind is it? How many are there? Which one is
it? An adjective can be a single word, a phrase, or a clause.

WHAT KIND IS IT?

A towel that is still warm from the dryer is more comforting than a hot
fudge sundae.

HOW MANY ARE THERE?

Seven hungry space aliens slithered into the diner and ordered two
dozen vanilla milkshakes.

WHICH ONE IS IT?

The most unhealthy item from the cafeteria is the steak sub.
DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES
 SIMPLE – is the degree of adjective use to describe one or
a group of nouns.
 She is beautiful.
 The exhausted committee stopped for a 15-minute break.
 Dogs are ferocious and they pant all the time.

 COMPARATIVE– is the degree of adjective use to describe

two nouns
 She is more beautiful than Lisa.
 The food committee is more important than the games committee.
 Cats are tamer than the dogs.
 Mt. Fiji is smaller than Mt. Everest.
 SUPERLATIVE - used only if 3 or more things or
people are being compared.
 She is the fairest of them all.
 The lion is the bravest of all the animals.
 The president of this company is the most punctual.

 The next slide will show us how to form adjectives

to their comparative and superlative adjectives.
 Determiners — articles, numericals, demonstratives, and other
limiters. (ex. An/a, the. Four, there, these..)
 Observation — opinions formed regarding the object(e.g., a real
hero, a perfect idiot) and adjectives subject to subjective measure
(e.g., beautiful, interesting)
 Size and Shape — adjectives subject to objective measure (e.g.,
wealthy, large, round)
 Age — adjectives denoting age (e.g., young, old, new, ancient)
 Color — adjectives denoting color (e.g., red, black, pale)
 Origin — denominal adjectives denoting source of noun (e.g.,
French, American, Canadian)
 Material — denominal adjectives denoting what something is made
of (e.g., woolen, metallic, wooden)
 Qualifier — final limiter, often regarded as part of the noun (e.g.,
rocking chair, hunting cabin, passenger car, book cover)

 Samples in Sentences:
1. An ugly, huge French satin ball gown.
2. An interesting, round, colorful object.