Adjectives

A word that describes or limits a noun. It provides information about the size, shape, color, texture, feeling,
sound, smell, number or condition of a noun or pronoun.

Appeal to your senses (see, feel, taste, hear, and smell)
Answers the questions:  What kind?  Which one?  How many?  How much?
Ex:  She walked along the narrow path, during the steamy afternoon.
Ex:  The small child dances with me.

Can you identify the adjectives in these sentences?
St. Petersburg is famous for its architecture.
Peter the Great wanted a magnificent city.
Impressive St. Petersburg has lush parks and lovely streets.
Several leaders after Peter added more features to the city.
Today, it still contains two major museums.
Maria practiced Irish dancing on Mondays and Italian cooking on Thursdays.
The red truck drove down the bumpy road.
The dark clouds hovered around the city.

Articles
Adjectives:  A, An, The
A/An are indefinite articles.  They name nonspecific nouns.
Use "A" before a word beginning with a vowel sound.
Use "An" before a word with a consonant sound.
Ex:  A car went speeding by my house.
Ex:  An accident occurred at an intersection.

The is a definite article.  It points out a particular noun.
Ex:  The accident occurred at the corner of my street.

What indefinite article goes before each word or group of words?
____ pair of gloves ____ signature
____Native American folktale ____newspaper
____organ ____umbrella
____wind tunnel ____factory
____suitcase ____apple
____ostrich ____icicle
____electric car ____railroad
____surfboard ____airport
____encyclopedia ____inventor
____schedule ____African elephant

Practice with Adjectives

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/adjective-find01.html

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Adjectives.html

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