Adjective Review Notes:
Adjectives modify the meaning of nouns and pronouns by adding information that answers:
Definite articles: refer to specific person, place,or thing [the]
Indefinite articles: refer to any one of a class of people, places, or things. [a, an]
Nouns used as adjectives:
Nouns are sometimes used as adjectives.
ex: Nouns: court, morning
Adjective: a court date, a morning appointment
Pronouns used as Adjectives
Four kinds of pronouns are sometimes used as adjectives: personal, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite.
Possessive pronouns: my your his her its our their
Because they have antecedents they are considered pronouns. They are also adjectives because they answer the question: Which one?
Example: The President is preparing his state-of-the-union message.
This example shows that "his" is an adjective modifying the noun message. His is also a pronoun because it has an antecedent.
Identifying Possessive Adjectives:
Make three columns and label: Possessive Adjective, Noun Modified, Antecedent. write the underlined word in the first column. Then find the noun it modifies and its antecedent and put them in the the 2nd and 3rd column.
Possessive Adjective Noun Modified Antecedent
1.
2.
3.
4
5.
1. The President of the United States performs his many duties as head of state, head of government, and Commander in Chief of the armed forces.
2. Presidential candidates are nominated by their political parties.
3. The President is officially elected only after the Electoral College announces its vote tally.
4.We as a nation count on our President to uphold the Constitution.
5. As First Lady, the President's wife also has a responsibility to her country.
Adjectives modify the meaning of nouns and pronouns by adding information that answers:
- What kind?
- Which one?
- How many?
- How much?
Definite articles: refer to specific person, place,or thing [the]
Indefinite articles: refer to any one of a class of people, places, or things. [a, an]
Nouns used as adjectives:
Nouns are sometimes used as adjectives.
ex: Nouns: court, morning
Adjective: a court date, a morning appointment
Pronouns used as Adjectives
Four kinds of pronouns are sometimes used as adjectives: personal, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite.
Possessive pronouns: my your his her its our their
Because they have antecedents they are considered pronouns. They are also adjectives because they answer the question: Which one?
Example: The President is preparing his state-of-the-union message.
This example shows that "his" is an adjective modifying the noun message. His is also a pronoun because it has an antecedent.
Identifying Possessive Adjectives:
Make three columns and label: Possessive Adjective, Noun Modified, Antecedent. write the underlined word in the first column. Then find the noun it modifies and its antecedent and put them in the the 2nd and 3rd column.
Possessive Adjective Noun Modified Antecedent
1.
2.
3.
4
5.
1. The President of the United States performs his many duties as head of state, head of government, and Commander in Chief of the armed forces.
2. Presidential candidates are nominated by their political parties.
3. The President is officially elected only after the Electoral College announces its vote tally.
4.We as a nation count on our President to uphold the Constitution.
5. As First Lady, the President's wife also has a responsibility to her country.