English I G.Adj Adv D019-024 Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives: a word used describe a pronoun or noun, or to give a noun or pronoun a more specific meaning. Adjectives answer four questions Adjective Questions What Kind? Rare coin Lucky dog Which One? First try That dog How Many? Seven days Few people How Much? Adequate time No money Articles: Definite Article: the indicates a specific person, place, thing, or idea. The small boy picked up the puppy. Indefinite Articles: a and an indicate any one of a class of people, place, or things. Use this chart to know when to use a and an. Consonant Sounds Vowel Sounds A book An incident A horn (h sound) An honorable decision (no h sound) A one-day sale (w sound) An open door (o sound) A unicycle (y sound) An umbrella (u sound) Nouns Used as Adjectives: a noun used as an adjective answers the question What Kind? or Which one? about a noun that follows it. Nouns Nouns Used as Adjectives Snack Snack food ( What kind of food?) Ring Ring finger (Which finger?) Proper and Compound Adjectives: a proper adjective is a proper noun used as an adjective or adjective formed from a proper noun. Proper Nouns as Adjectives Proper Adjectives from Proper Nouns Boston Newspaper Bostonian dialect India ink Indian curry English I G.Adj Adv D019-024 A compound adjective is an adjective made up of more than one word. Hyphenated Compound Adjectives Combined Compound Adjectives Long-distance operator Bedtime story Saber-toothed tiger Household goods Pronouns used as Adjectives Possessive Pronouns or Adjectives – a pronoun is used as an adjective if it modifies a noun. A personal pronoun used as an adjective answers the question Which one? Possessive Adjectives My Your His Her Its Our their Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Indefinite Adjectives – a demonstrative, interrogative, or indefinite pronoun used as an adjective answers the questions Which one? How many? Or How much? Demonstrative Adjectives Interrogative Adjectives This, that, these, those What, which, whose Indefinite Adjectives Singular Plural Singular or Plural Another Both All Other Each Few Any Some Either Many More Neither several most English I G.Adj Adv D019-024 Adverbs: a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs modifying verbs answer four questions: Adverbs Modifying Verbs Where? Looked around Turned right When? Awoke early Arrived yesterday In what manner? Easily won Ran fast To what extent? Had barely touched Thoroughly understand Adverbs Modifying Adjectives answer only one question: To what extent? Modifying Adjectives Too eager Very far Slightly nervous Nearly ready Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs answers only one question: To what extent? Modifying Adverbs Worked very carefully Followed too closely Visits almost daily Only slightly hungry Adverb or Adjective? Some words can be either adjectives or adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs Adjectives The train arrived late. I took the late train. Cheetahs run fast. Cheetahs are fast. .