Grammar and Language Workbook

37. Mary’s mother will make cookies for the choir picnic on Saturday.
38. Our dance teacher has planned a ballet-like play for our parents.
39. The school band will play for the big game.
40. The circus should be ready for business at the county fairgrounds by tomorrow.
 Writing Link
Write a brief paragraph about what you might do after school today. Be sure to
use auxiliary verbs along with main verbs.

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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.
American
Chinese
English
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.