A little more about ADJECTIVES...
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Adjectives are words that describe a noun or a pronoun.
Example Sentences:
- I ate the yellow
banana. - My baby has a lot of plastic toys.
- The birthday cake has sixteen candles.
- I'd like some ice cream with that birthday cake, please.
- That beautiful new car is hers.
Check your understanding: Practice identifying adjectives. There are 8 adjectives in the following short paragraph. Can you find them? After you read the paragraph, click on the "Sorting Activity."
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Behind my childhood home, there is a large piece of land that is surrounded by banana trees. Their green leaves are so thick that sunlight cannot pass through. During the rainy season, the garden produces a very strange melody when the raindrops fall on the leaves. Now, whenever I hear raindrops on the roof of my apartment in the city, I remember the beautiful garden of my childhood.
(Adapted from Introduction to Academic Writing, Third Edition. Oshima & Hogue, 2007) |
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Click the card deck to view a card. Drag the card from the bottom to the correct category. Some words can be adjectives and nouns, depending on how they are used in a sentence. Make sure you look at how the word is used in the paragraph. |
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Adjectives have two possible locations in an English sentence:
- Before a noun
- After the verb "be" (or another linking verb)
Check your understanding: Try this "Quiz" Activity to practice putting adjectives in the correct place in a sentence.
