An adjective is a word that

describes a noun or a pronoun.

Ex: A heavy rainstorm

soaked the campsite.

Ex: Thirty students piled into the

crowded room.
What kind?
Which one?

What kind? green backpack spicy stew

Which one or last hamburger third hike

ones?
 A predicate adjective is an adjective that
follows a linking verb and describes the verb’s
subject. The linking verb connects the
predicate adjective with the subject.

Ex: A volcanic eruption is violent.

Ex: The lava looks very thick.

A proper adjective is formed from a
proper noun. Proper adjectives are always
capitalized.

Proper Noun Proper Adjective

China Chinese food

Ireland Irish cookies

Africa African beads

Adjectives have different endings.
Some adjectives end in –ful or –less.
a beautiful dress; a careless driver.
Some adjectives end in –y, -ive, or –
ing.
a dirty street; a sleepy passenger; an
active child; a creative toy;
a caring nurse; an interesting book.
 Some end in –ly, -able, -al.
a lonely boy; a weekly magazine;
a comfortable chair;
a musical instrument; a national
costume.
 Some end in –en, -ible, -ish, -
ous.
a broken chair; a horrible smell; a
foolish act; a dangerous place.
I think horror movies are

I guess suspense films are

I think Batman was

I want to see Shrek, it’s an movie.

The class was very , but the book is

sometimes

I’m so about horror movies.

I got in math class.

My girlfriend is with the wedding.

I’m always with English grammar

A participle is a verb form that can be
used to describe a noun, just like an
adjective.
Example:

an book
an student
a note
a teacher
an situation
an person
When you are describing a
person’s reaction or feeling,
use the past participle form·

I’m so about horror

movies.

I got in math class.

My girlfriend is
with the wedding.

I’m always with

English grammar
When you are describing the person or
thing that causes the reaction , use the
present participle form.

I think horror movies are

I guess suspense films are

I think Batman was

I want to see Shrek, it’s an

movie.

The class was very , but the book

is sometimes
 Absurd: Utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue;
contrary to all reason or common sense: An absurd
explanation.
 Bizarre: Strange, extraordinary, wild.
 Disgusting: Extremely unpleasant; that can make you feel ill,
foul, revolting.
 Dreadful: Awful, terrible, causing great dread, fear, or
terror: A dreadful storm.
 Dumb: Lacking intelligence or good judgment; not clever,
stupid.
 Fabulous: Exceptionally good or unusual; marvelous; superb:
 Fantastic: extravagantly fanciful; marvelous, very good or
enjoyable.
 Horrible: causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly
dreadful, not good or pleasant: a horrible sight.
 Marvelous: superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
 Odd: differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or
expected, singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric
way
 Outstanding: marked by superiority or distinction;
excellent; distinguished: an outstanding student.
 Ridiculous: an action or a thing which should be laughed
at because it is foolish
 Silly: used about a person, an action, an idea, etc., not
sensible or reasonable.
 Terrible: very bad (awful).
 Unusual: not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in
amount or degree: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby;
an unusual response.
 Weird: fantastic; bizarre: a weird getup.