Adjective Summary
Diagnostic
Adjective Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review |
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Adjective Modifiers
Number Modifiers: changing numbers (nouns) to modifiers:
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The ladder had six steps. |
Modifiers to Adjectives: indicating how much or to what degree
Other modifiers to adjectives: Adverbs of Manner | Adverbs of Degree |
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The basketball player is nine feet tall. (plural) He can place a ball in a basket ball hoop ten feet high. He sleeps in a bed that is nine and a half feet long. He is extremely tall.
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Contrasting and Comparing
Increasing and Decreasing
Fewer / Less: decreasing the amount of something
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Do you want fewer lines and wrinkles on your face? |
Participial Adjectives
Participial Adjectives: describing things with adjectives indicating ongoing versus completed states
Located in Passive Practices |
a roasting chicken - still cooking! (present participial adjective) |
Participial adjective quiz: auto-correcting quiz
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I was surprised to see how much the neighborhood had changed. (past participial adjective) We saw broken windows. (past participial adjective) |
Related Pages: Modifying Phrases & Clauses
That: adding descriptive clauses for inanimate things
Located in Adjective Clause Summary |
The car that is very small is economical to drive. The car that I want to buy is economical to drive.
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