Adjective Gap Notes
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Adjective Gap Notes
An adjective describes a ______, ______, ______, or ______.
An adjective provides information about the ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, or ______of a noun or pronoun.
Most adjectives come ______the noun they modify.
Ex: Good architects draw blueprints.
Modify means “to ______the word or to make its meaning more ______.”
Adjectives can be ______
Ex: The class copy is missing.
Adjectives can be ______
Ex: We purchased a bushel of Idaho potatoes.
Adjectives can be ______
Ex: The hotdog stand was closed.
Adjectives can be ______
Ex: Mr. Gullion’s classes are very intelligent.
Adjectives answer the questions:
1. ______
Ex: The hairy dog ran fastest.
2. ______
Ex: The tall girl is riding her bicycle down the road.
3. ______Ex: Several people attended the meeting. Coordinate Adjectives
Coordinate adjective are simply ______or ______adjectives that describe the ______noun.
Ex: It was a beautiful, sunny day last Saturday.
Ex: The ghosts came out on a dark and stormy night.
Deciding When A Comma Is Necessary
If two or more adjectives are coordinate, a ______is used to ______them to provide ______.
If you can replace the comma with the word “and” and ______the order of the adjectives, then the comma is ______.
Ex: Slippery, treacherous roads are common after a big snowfall.
Ex: Slippery and treacherous roads are common after a big snowfall.
Ex: Treacherous, slippery roads are common after a big snowfall.
Rules To Remember
If you ______reverse the order of the adjectives, then you ______need a comma.
Ex: The white police car sped down the highway.
In the sentence above, you could not say “The police white car. . .,” so no comma is needed between the adjectives.
Ex: The yellow yield sign was broken. In the sentence above, you could not say “The yield yellow sign. . .,” so no comma is needed between the adjectives.