13 April 2015Bell activity: reread “The Invasion of the Drones”
TODAY’S AGENDA:Finish analysis of “The Invasion of the Drones”
INTRODUCTION TO ADJECTIVES
Reviewing Friday’s quiz
An ADJECTIVE’s only job is to
modify a noun or pronoun .
A NOUN or pronoun will only allow itself to be modified
by an
ADJECTIVE.
VERY IMPORTANT!
fourth page (Which page?)
red car ( What kind of car?)
58 ducks (How many ducks?)
excessive enthusiasm (How much enthusiasm?)
Bob’s sister (Whose sister?)
Comparitive adjectives: compares 2 nouns or pronouns
examples:
Better jobRedder shirtSmarter bunny more fun times
Superlative adjectives:compares 3 or more nouns or pronouns
Examples:
Best jobReddest shirtSmartest bunnymost fun times
We are the ARTICLE ADJECTIVES:
A AN THE! A AN THE!
Teeny, Tiny, ARTICLE ADJECTIVES: A AN THE! A AN THE!
You cannot have an adjective without a noun.
If you have an adjective in the sentence there must be
a noun that is being modified.
VERY IMPORTANT:
Complete the list of 4 ADJECTIVE questions on the back side of your notes
WHICH ONE?
WHAT KIND?
HOW MANY/MUCH?
WHOSE?
Please pick up the phone. Which phone? The phone.
He had five ripe bananas for his lunch. How many bananas? Five bananas.What kind of bananas? Ripe bananas.Whose lunch? His lunch.
He put his math book on the table by that open window.
Whose book? His book.What kind of book? A math book.Which table? The table.Which window? That window. What kind of window? An open window.
He spent the day practicing for
tuesday’s show.
He spent the day practicing for
Tuesday’s show.
Identify the parts of speech job that each word is doing in the following sentences.
A person should mind __________ manners in public.
People should mind ______ manners in public.
Crowley should mind _______ manners in public.
Sam and Dean should mind _____ manners in public.
Amy needs to bring ____________ own notes to class.
Amy and Rory need to bring __________ own notes to class.
Everyone needs to bring __________ own notes to class.
Neither Amy or Rory need to bring ____________ own notes to class.
The audience clapped ________ hands.
The people in the audience clapped ____________ hands.
Napoleon clapped __________ hands.
Churchill and Roosevelt clapped ________ hands.
The school releases _______ students daily at 3:30.
The teachers release _______ students daily at 3:30.
Either Mr. Whitmarsh or Mr. Hubler
must give _______ permission before
Bob may clone Napoleon for his class
project.
On Saturday Frank and Bobby remembered
their homework assignment and spent the
evening building a hoverboard from heavy
duty garbage bags, plywood, and a leaf
blower in Bobby’s garage.