I can order adjectives in sentences according to conventional patterns ELACC4L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking d ID: 232487
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Ordering Adjectives
I can
order
adjectives
in sentences
according to conventional patterns.Slide2
ELACC4L1
Demonstrate
command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
d
.
Order
adjectives
within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g.,
a small red bag
rather than
a red small bag
)
.Slide3
What are adjectives?
Adjectives are words that describe or tell about nouns or pronouns.
Adjectives make sentences more interesting.
They give details that make your meaning clearer.
They tell
what kind
or
how many
.Slide4
Use adjectives to describe the trees.Slide5
Use adjectives to describe the bats. Slide6
Use adjectives to describe the jack-o-lantern.Slide7
Use adjectives to describe the monsters. Slide8
Sort the adjectives.
white
few
ghoulish
several
round
wicked
sixSlide9
Highlight the adjectives in the sentences.
Seven ghastly goblins haunted the young children.
We saw many pumpkins glowing orange that scary night.
My blonde wig didn’t match my costume, so I had to buy one black wig for fourteen dollars.Slide10
Which sentence sounds better?
The old green wicked witch cackled out loud.
The green wicked old witch cackled out loud.Slide11
Adjectives have an ORDER!Slide12
Ordering Adjectives
opinion
size
age
shape
color
origin
material
purposeSlide13
Ordering Adjectives
An
opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you).
For example: silly, beautiful, horrible,
difficult
Halloween opinion adjectives???
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Ordering Adjectives
A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is.
For example: large, tiny, enormous, little
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Ordering Adjectives
An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is.
For example: ancient, new, young, old
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Ordering Adjectives
A shape adjective describes the shape of something.
For example: square, round, flat, rectangular
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Ordering Adjectives
A
color
adjective, of course, describes the
color
of something.
For example: blue, pink, reddish,
gray
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Ordering Adjectives
An origin adjective describes where something comes from.
For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek
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Ordering Adjectives
A material adjective describes what something is made from.
For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
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Ordering Adjectives
A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-
ing
”.
For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”),
catching (
as in
“catching mitt”)
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Some Examples of Adjective Order
OPINION
SIZE
AGE
SHAPE
COLOR
ORIGIN
MATERIAL
PURPOSE
NOUN
silly
young
English
man
huge
round
metal
bowl
small
red
sleeping
bag
old
green
wicked
witchSlide22
Ordering Adjectives
Click here to practice.Slide23
On your own…
Write a sentence using three or more adjectives IN ORDER
.
g
igantic
f
our
o
range
r
oasted
s
cary
r
ound
farm-raised