Grammar

Adjectives

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Subject Name: English as a Second Language. 
Key stage: 3

Lesson: Grammar (Adjectives)

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.

 Adjectives will help you:

• Build more advanced vocabulary.
• Allows you to become a more effective writer and speaker.

 This infographic shows where an adjective sit in relation to the noun!

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Examples of Adjectives.

An adjective usually comes directly before the noun it describes (or "modifies," as grammarians say).

·      old man

·      green coat

·      cheerful one

("One" is a pronoun. Don't forget that adjectives modify pronouns too.)

When adjectives are used like this, they're called attributive adjectives.

 

Adjective After the Noun

 

An adjective can come after the noun.

·      Jack was old.

·      It looks green.

·      He seems cheerful.

In the three examples above, the adjectives follow 👉Linking Verbs ("was," "looks," and "seems") to describe the noun or pronoun. (When adjectives are used like this, they're called 👉Predicative Adjectives.

 

Adjective immediately after the Noun

 

Sometimes, an adjective comes immediately after a noun.

·      the Princess Royal

·      time immemorial

·      body beautiful

·      the best seats available

·      the worst manners imaginable

When adjectives are used like this, they're called postpositive adjectives. Postpositive adjectives are more common with pronouns.

·      someone interesting

·      those present

·      something evil

 

Descriptive Adjectives and Determiners!

In traditional grammar, words like "his," "this," "many," and even "a" and "the" are classified as adjectives. However, in contemporary grammar, such words are classified as determiners (see below). Be aware that, for many people, the word adjective refers only to descriptive adjectives. A descriptive adjective will usually fit into one of the following categories:

Category	Example
Appearance	attractive, burly, clean, dusty
Colour	azure, blue, cyan, dark
Condition	absent, broken, careful, dead
Personality	annoying, brave, complex, dizzy
Quantity	ample, bountiful, countless, deficient
Sense	aromatic, bitter, cold, deafening
Size and Shape	angular, broad, circular, deep
Time	ancient, brief, concurrent, daily

Below shows a video presentation which could be used to show students more about Adjectives.

Video presentation by: Zaheena Ibrahim - S2100516, TESOL -  Jan 2021 (ICT skills for teaching and learning.)👇

Below shows a powerpoint presentation that could be used as a resource material to teach adjectives.👇

Bellow shows some of the worksheets  regarding adjectives which could be assigned to students in the classroom.👇