Mastering Grammar by Gary Muschla

Mastering Grammar by Gary Muschla

Author:Gary Muschla
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2011-06-14T16:00:00+00:00


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Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun. There are different kinds of adjectives.

• Most adjectives tell what kind, which one, how many, or how much.

The icy wind made me shiver. (what kind)

The office is on the third floor. (which one)

The storm dropped a few inches of snow. (how much)

• The words a, an, and the are special adjectives. They are called articles. The is a definite article. It refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. A and an are indefinite articles. They refer to general persons, places, things, or ideas. Use a before words beginning with a consonant. Use an before words beginning with a vowel sound.

Have the steamy soup for lunch. (specific; the steamy soup)

Have a sandwich for lunch. (nonspecific; any kind of sandwich)

• When used before nouns, the words this, that, these, and those are demonstrative adjectives. They point out specific nouns or pronouns. This and these point out nouns or pronouns that are nearby. That and those point out nouns or pronouns that are farther away. This and that come before singular nouns or pronouns. These and those come before plural nouns or pronouns.

This pen is out of ink.

These pencils should be used for the test.

That star is bright.

Those stars are faint.

Note that when this, that, these, and those are used alone, they are called demonstrative pronouns.

• Proper adjectives are adjectives formed from proper nouns.



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