RECOGNIZING ADJECTIVES (OCTOBER 18, 2015)

Good day, Grade 10 Rizal!

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RECOGNIZING ADJECTIVES
(Miguel, Revilla, & Barraquio, 2010)

KEY CONCEPT

•  An adjective is a word that limits or describes a noun or a pronoun. There are two major classes of adjectives: descriptive and limiting.

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

Descriptive adjectives describe the characteristics of a noun or pronoun. It may be the color, size, quality if the noun or pronoun it defines.

Types of Descriptive Paragraphs

1.      Proper Adjective – an adjective formed from a proper noun

Philippine Eagle                                        Chinese food
Russian Army                                           European coast

2.      Common Adjective

majestic mountain                                     zealous priest
multicolored flags                                     useful harbors

3.      Many participles may also be used as descriptive adjectives.

broken arrow                                             untamed horses
shooting stars                                            praying mantis

LIMITING ADJECTIVES

A limiting adjective either points out or denotes the number of an object. It has three classes: articles, numerical adjectives, and the pronominal adjectives.

Ø  Articles – the articles the, a, and an indicate whether the noun is used definitely of indefinitely.

The church of St. John in Wales collapsed in ruins a minute after it was finished.

Ø  Numerical Adjectives – denote the exact number, rank, or position of a noun.

The first edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy which contained the original illustrations by Michael Angelo costs one million dollars.

Ø  Pronominal Adjectives – may also be used as pronouns. There are five classes: demonstrative, possessive, distributive, indefinite and interrogative.

§  A demonstrative adjective points out a definite person, place, or thing.

this                  that                  these                those
this statue        that man          these books      those pagans  

§  A possessive adjective denotes ownership of a noun.

his                    our                   her
my                   your                 its
our proposal
their commentaries

§  A distributive adjective refers to each person, place, or thing separately.

each                                         either
every                                       neither
every catholic                          neither plans

§  An indefinite pronoun points out no particular person, place, or thing.

all                    any                  several
many               another                        some

few                  much

several issues

another occasion

§  An interrogative adjective is used in asking questions.

which               what

Reference:

 Miguel, S., Revilla, & Barraquio. (2010). Smart English (Second Edition). Quezon City: C & E Publishing.