Adjectives

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= Definition =

An **adjective**  is a word that modifies the following parts of speech: An **adjective** answers the following questions:
 * **Noun**
 * **Pronoun**

Do you know the **//Adjective Chant//**?
 * //**What kind?**//
 * //**Which one?**//
 * //**How much?**//
 * //**How many?**//

Where do I find adjectives in sentences?
 * 1) Before a noun (The **monotonous** speech put me to sleep.)
 * 2) After a noun (The butterfly, **beautiful** and **delicate**, landed on my hand.)
 * 3) After a linking verb (The jelly doughnuts were **tasty**!)

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Article Adjectives
The article adjectives are //**a**, **an**//, and **//the//**. These adjectives are sometimes called **noun determiners** because when you see one of these words in a sentence, you know a noun will follow. It might not be the very next word, but there will be a noun after every article adjective.

Examples: I bought //**a**// new house. Did you tell **the** driver where to go? I ate **an** apple for lunch. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Proper Adjectives
Just like regular adjectives, proper adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns. Sometimes they look just like a proper noun. Sometimes they will have an adjective suffix added to the proper noun. Examples:
 * Using //Thanksgiving// as a proper noun: **Thanksgiving** is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Using //Thanksgiving// as a proper adjective: Where will you travel during the <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Thanksgiving** holidays? (The word //Thanksgiving// answers the question, "Which holidays?"
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Using //Canada// as a proper noun: I have relatives who live in **Canada**.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Using //Canadian// as a proper adjective: We watched the **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Canadian ** geese flying across the lake. (Notice that the form of the word changes from //Canada// to //Canadian// when it is used as an adjective.)

= Demonstrative Adjectives =

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Demonstrative adjectives point out or demonstrate like demonstrative pronouns, but instead of taking the place of nouns, they modify nouns. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">This-- //**<span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">This **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;"> project will be challenging. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">That--Do you live in //**<span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">that **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;"> house on the corner? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">These--Please have some of //**<span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">these **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;"> delicious tomatoes. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Those--Do you like using //**<span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">those **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;"> colored pencils?

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participles =

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Participles are verbs used as adjectives. (They always have a suffix! Look for these suffixes: **//ing, ed, en, d, t//**)

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> You use them all the time when you are talking. Some examples of participles modifying nouns are as follows: sewing machine, swimming pool, bubbling fountain, running water, broken bottle, stolen treasure. Notice that the verbs are answering the question, "What kind?"

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A //**<span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif;">participial phrase **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> includes a participle + a noun or an adverb or a prepositional phrase or all of these. Here are some examples of participial phrases used in sentences:
 * <span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bubbling softly <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">, the fountain made a pleasant sound.
 * <span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Broken into several pieces <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">, the bottle had to be tossed in the trash.
 * <span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discovered by divers, the treasure was lying on the ocean floor.
 * <span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Walking the dog each morning <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">, my grandmother gets some exercise every day.
 * <span style="color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Always buried in a book <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">, my brother has become anti-social.

//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e52a45; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By using participial phrases in your writing, you can elevate your writing style! **//