Transcript Lesson 16 Adjectives

Bellwork 9/24/08
Write the paragraph and fill in each
blank with an adjective.
We climbed into the __________ canoe
and paddled down the river. In the
water, we saw piranha fish
snapping their ________ teeth. On
the shore, we saw a _______ snake
hanging from a _____ tree branch.
Articles
and
Demonstratives
The Articles — a, an, and the
— are adjectives.
A and an refer to one thing.
The refers to a specific thing.
Use a with words beginning with
consonants and an with words
beginning in vowels.
Examples
a coat
an apple
The teacher is here.
Demonstrative Adjectives
The words this, that, these, and those are
demonstrative adjectives when
followed by a noun.
Singular
this
that
Plural
these
those
(Near)
(Far)
Examples
1. Take this pencil with you.
2. Those markers are mine.
2. That shirt is ugly.
Examples
- An apple fell from the tree.
- This book belongs to you.
- A beautiful butterfly was in that
garden.
- Pick up those papers.
Demonstrative Pronouns
When this, that, these, and those are
used alone, they are called
demonstrative pronouns.
This is yours.
These belong to Zac.