THE ADJECTIVE
OBJECTIVES
• To identify adjectives and the words they modify in a paragraph
• To complete a story by inserting appropriate adjectives
• To identify common and proper adjectives in a paragraph
To convert proper nouns into proper adjectives and to use the proper adjectives in sentences
To write a radio broadcast of five sentences that include a variety of adjectives
Evaluating and Revising Now, read through your report and imagine that you don't know the subject. What do you think about him or her? Does the person sound special? If not, you may want to add or cut details or rearrange your report. Read your report aloud to hear whether it sounds choppy. Combine short, related sentences by inserting prepositional phrases or appositive phrases. For more about combining sentences, see pages 361-371. Look closely at your use of pronouns. Be sure that each pronoun has a clear antecedent. You may need to revise some sentences to make the antecedents clear.
[1] · [2] Proofreading and Publishing Check to see that you have spelled and capitalized all proper names correctly. You andi your classmates may want to use your reports to make a classroom bulletin board display. If possible, include pic-i tures or drawings of your subjects. You may also wish to; send a copy of your report to the person you wrote about.
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. To modify a word means to describe the word or to make-; its meaning more definite. An adjective modifies a nounj or a pronoun by telling what kind, which one, how much, or how many.
| WHAT KIND? | WHICH ONE | HOW MANY OR HOW MUCH? |
| Happy children | Seventh grade | Full tank |
| Busy dentist | These countries | Five dollars |
| Sunny day | Any book | No marbels |
Sometimes an adjective may come after the word that it modifies.
EXAMPLES The box is empty. [The adjective empty modifies box.]
A woman, kind and helpful, gave us directions.
[The adjectives kind and helpful modify woman.}
Articles
The most commonly used adjectives are a, an, and the. These adjectives are called articles. A and an are called indefinite articles because they refer to someone or something in general. The is called a definite article because it refers to someone or something in particular.
Nouns Used as Adjectives
When a noun modifies another noun or a pronoun, it is considered an adjective.
LEP/ ESL
General Strategies. In English, descriptive adjectives usually precede the nouns they modify, as in big house. However in many languages, such as Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese, adjectives usually follow the nouns, as in house big. Speakers of these languages may have difficulty identifying adjectives in English. Stress the adjective-noun order in English by writing several adjective-noun pairs on the chalkboard and by having students read the words aloud and correctly label the parts of speech.
Related Expression Skills.
students to create cartoons that mention any of the parts of speech discussed in this chapter. Then have the class use the cartoons to make a display for the classroom.
Nouns Used as Adjectives
When a noun modifies another noun or a pronoun, it is considered an adjective.
| NOUNS | NOUNS USED AS ADJECTIVES |
| Bean | Bean soup |
| Spring | Spring weather |
| Gold | Gold coin |
| Football | Football game |
Integrating The Language Arts
Literature Link. Have students read a story such as "Three Skeleton Key" by George G. Toudouze in which description is used to create a mood. Then discuss with students what mood is created and which adjectives serve to reinforce the mood. For example, in "Three Skeleton Key" description serves to create a mood of horror and suspense. Some of the adjectives that contribute to this mood are terrifying, nauseating, horrible, foul, maniacal, and weird.
Grammar and Vocabulary. Tel! students that well-chosen adjectives can make their writing more colorful and descriptive. Write the following sentences on the chalkboard. Have students replace the underscored adjectives with vivid, descriptive adjectives that do not change the meanings of the sentences.
1. The hot sun had made us thirsty.
2. We saw a cute panda at the zoo.
3. Everybody thinks she is such a nice girl.
4. What a pretty day!
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar