Amping up your Thesis with Adjectives
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Amping up your Thesis with Adjectives
A Quick Adjectives Refresher
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Job Description
Adjectives describe nouns.
In your thesis, you'll likely describe your TOPIC with a noun or noun phrase.
The adjectives help you share your stance/opinion about the topic.
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Fill in the Blanks
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Let's consider this prompt: WRITE an essay explaining why hard work is necessary to be successful.
Your thesis might sound something like this:
Hard work is necessary to be successful in a lucrative career.
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Multiple Choice
Which word is an adjective that describes the underlined noun in the thesis statement?
Thesis: Hard work is necessary to be successful in a lucrative career.
successful
lucrative
necessary
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Multiple Choice
Which word is an adjective that describes the underlined noun in the thesis statement?
Thesis: Hard work is necessary to be successful in a lucrative career.
successful
work
hard
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Multiple Choice
Only one of the words below is an adjective. Choose the adjective that best describes worker in the example thesis below.
To go far in your career, you must be a _______ worker and have grit.
diligent
intelligence
hardest
capability
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Multiple Choice
Identify the adjective(s) in the sentence below.
Grit and work ethic are two important traits of a successful employee.
grit
+
ethic
important
+
traits
ethic
+
important
important
+
successful
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Important + Successful
Grit and work ethic are two important traits of a successful employee.
Important describes the traits.
Successful describes the employee.
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There are two main patterns for adjectives in English.
1. Adjective (before) + noun
Hard work is necessary to be successful in a lucrative career.
2. Be + Adjective (after)
Success in a career that is lucrative will demand hard work.
before the noun after the noun
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Multiple Choice
Identify the adjective describing the underlined noun in the sentence below?
Patrick loves the Indian food he can find in Las Colinas.
Indian
find
loves
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Multiple Choice
Identify the adjective describing the underlined noun in the sentence below?
Saanvi is excited and nervous about the party at Shanzay's house.
excited + nervous
party + house
Saanvi + Shanzay
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Multiple Choice
Identify the adjectives describing the underlined nouns in the sentence below?
Sam's pet snake seems upset by the new visitor.
Sam's + upset
upset + new
seems + new
Sam's + snake
new + visitor
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Independent Practice
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Begin the practice titled, "Practice with Adjectives."
There are three levels to complete.
If you get stuck, ask your teacher for help!
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A Quick Adjectives Refresher
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