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Thinking About Adjectives
1.
What is an adjective?
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2.
Write a sentence with two adjectives in it. Underline the adjectives.
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3.
Look at the underlined word in the sentence below.
My friend works at a bicycle shop.
Is the underlined word a noun or an adjective? Explain your answer.
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4.
The sentence below is not written correctly.
I ate large two slices of pizza.
Explain what is wrong with the sentence.
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Rewrite the sentence so that it is correct.
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ANSWER KEY
Thinking About Adjectives
1.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun, a pronoun, or another adjective.
2.
Write a sentence with two adjectives in it. Underline the adjectives.
Answers will vary. Sample answer:
3.
Look at the bright, blue sky.
Look at the underlined word in the sentence below.
My friend works at a bicycle shop.
Is the underlined word a noun or an adjective? Explain your answer.
It's an adjective. The word bicycle is describing the shop.
4.
The sentence below is not written correctly.
I ate large two slices of pizza.
Explain what is wrong with the sentence.
The adjectives are in the wrong order. The word large should come after the word
two.
Rewrite the sentence so that it is correct.
I ate two large slices of pizza.
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