Adjectives Mini Lesson

• An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It "describes" or "modifies" a noun (The big dog was hungry). In these examples, the adjective is in bold and the noun that it modifies is in italics. An adjective often comes BEFORE a noun:

• Adjectives are also called DESCRIBING WORDS.

​CCSS L.7.2 I can use commas to separate coordinate adjectives.

1. identify adjectives

2. identify proper adjectives

3. Produce their own examples

Describes your noun or pronouns.

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Adjectives describe how many, shape, size, number, taste, color, texture, and smell.​

​Adjectives

People, places, things, and ideas​

​Nouns

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• People: boy, doctor, Sarah

• Things: tree, cat, car, phone

• Places: school, McDonalds

• Ideas: love, hate, friendship

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​Nouns

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​Identify the nouns and adjectives

• ​The orange cat ran across the tall fence.

• McDonalds is my favorite fast food restaurant.

• Larry, my best friend, is funny and smart.

• Two small puppies played in the yard.

• Who is​ that strange man?

• The dentist said I have strong, healthy teeth.​

Subject | Subject

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​Coordinate Adjectives

​Modify the noun equally and separately.

Subject | Subject

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​Bond was a happy, lively puppy.

happy AND lively puppy

lively, happy puppy​

​Coordinate Adjectives

​Modify the noun equally and separately.

Subject | Subject

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​The owner of the company is a cruel, heartless person.

cruel AND heartless person

heartless, cruel person​

​Cumulative Adjectives

DO NOT ​Modify the noun equally. One adjective is more important because it forms a noun phrase that is important to the noun's meaning.

Subject | Subject

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​There were two mean teenage girls making fun of me in class.

two and mean and teenage girls X

teenage mean two girls X​

​Cumulative Adjectives

DO NOT ​Modify the noun equally. One adjective is more important because it forms a noun phrase that is important to the noun's meaning.

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Ryan Reynolds is a famous Canadian actor.

famous and Canadian actor X

Canadian famous actor X

Canadian actor is an important noun phrase​

​Cumulative Adjectives

DO NOT ​Modify the noun equally. One adjective is more important because it forms a noun phrase that is important to the noun's meaning.

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Ryan Reynolds is a famous Canadian actor.

famous and Canadian actor X

Canadian famous actor X​

​Coordinate or Cumulative adjectives

• ​The five starting players faced their opponents on the court.

• Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive company.

• We awoke to perky cheerful songbirds.

• The rusty creaking spider-ridden ugly tractor rotted away in their backyard.

• We hesitated before heading down the creepy narrow poorly-lit path.

• We love to sing to our favorite country songs.