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Grammar
Week 5.2
a tragic voyage
Adjectives
and Articles
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An adjective describes a noun
or pronoun. It tells what kind,
how many, or which one.
What Kind
huge, luxurious ship
How Many
2,200 passengers;
many minutes
Which One
that iceberg
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The articles a, an, and the
appear before nouns or other
adjectives.
• Use a before words that begin with a
consonant sound: a lifeboat, a tragic
shipwreck.
• Use an before words that begin with a
vowel sound or a silent h: an hour, an awful
sound.
• Use the before words beginning with any
letter: the anchor, the satin shoes.
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An adjective formed from a proper
noun is a proper adjective.
Proper adjectives are capitalized:
a British ship.
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Does the underlined adjective answer
what kind, how many, or which one?
1. Grab those life vests.
What Kind?
How Many?
Which One?
2. Lifeboats were lowered into the icy water.
What Kind?
How Many?
Which One?
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3. About 700 passengers survived.
What Kind?
How Many?
Which One?
4. The giant ship had collided with an iceberg.
What Kind?
How Many?
Which One?
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5. Many women and children were saved.
What Kind?
How Many?
Which One?
6. Some believed the ship was unsinkable.
What Kind?
How Many?
Which One?
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Write a, an, or the to complete
each sentence.
7. _____Titanic's hull was divided into
16 watertight compartments.
8. As _____ result of the collision, six
compartments flooded.
9. For _____ "unsinkable" ship, the
Titanic sank rather quickly.
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10. Did anyone see the iceberg
before _____ ship hit it?
11. Yes, but _____ ocean liner of that
size turns slowly.
12. _____ ship named Carpathia was
rushing to help.
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Underline the adjectives and articles in each
sentence. The number in ( ) tells how many
each sentence contains.
13. Many passengers on the Titanic were
American citizens. (3)
14. In 1912, this ship was the largest
vessel in the world. (4)
15. It boasted luxurious staterooms for
people in first class. (2)
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