AdjectivesAn adjective is a word that describes, or modifies, a noun.

If a word can appear here ________, it is an adjective:

1. The _______ thing (or any common noun).

Examples:

The small thing; the nice person; the smart boy; the amazing movie.

Adjectives

We can generalize our test: an adjective can appear between any determiner and noun:

John’s best man. His wonderful friend. Two good ideas. That hungry bear.

Recall also that adjectives can follow linking verbs:

This movie sounds nice. John is tired. The food seems tasty.

Adjectives

A noun can be modified by as many adjectives as you care to provide:

That big, red ball His cold, tasty, refreshing drink. The tall, interesting, lovely, smart man.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

1. Dan likes chocolate.2. Dan likes chocolate cake. 3. She’s got the power to do this.4. This is a power drill.5. Time machines don’t exist. 6. The time is 10:30.

There is only one adjective below, what is it?

1. hill2. shelf3. famously4. enormously5. pity6. quietly7. several8. imagine9. quiet 10. happily

Homework

• Read and do all the exercises in unit 4