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