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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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Slide1

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???

Slide14

Ordering Adjectives

A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is.

For example: large, tiny, enormous, little

Slide15

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An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is.

For example: ancient, new, young, old

Slide16

Ordering Adjectives

A shape adjective describes the shape of something.

For example: square, round, flat, rectangular

Slide17

Ordering Adjectives

A

color

adjective, of course, describes the

color

of something.

For example: blue, pink, reddish,

gray

Slide18

Ordering Adjectives

An origin adjective describes where something comes from.

For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek

Slide19

Ordering Adjectives

A material adjective describes what something is made from.

For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper

Slide20

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”)

Slide21

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