Lesson 8
Adjectives
An
adjective
modifies a noun or a pronoun by limiting its meaning.
Adjectives include
the
articles a, an, and
the. A and
an are
indefinite
articles;
the is a
definite
article.
Because
they modify nouns, possessive nouns and
some possessive pronouns are
considered adjectives as well.
The raging river roars through
this narrow gorge.
Al’s used car
resembles my car.
A
proper adjective
is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.
Proper
adjectives are often created by using the following suffixes: -
an, -
ian, -
n, -
ese, and -
ish.
Americ
an
Chin
ese
Engl
ish
Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.
POSITIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
big
bigger
biggest (regular forms of comparison)
little
less
least (Some adjectives have irregular forms of comparison.)
Exercise 1
Underline each adjective in the following sentences. Include articles and possessive
nouns and pronouns.
Ancient mariners traveled to far places.
1. In 120
B
.
C
., a nearly drowned sailor washed ashore on an Egyptian beach.
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