February, 2022 - Grammar, Plain and Simple

280. More Practice With Adjectives

February 11, 2022February 10, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Find the proper adjective, demonstrative adjective, or article in each sentence below.1. I see American flags everywhere.2. Did you read this magazine yet?3. We had Chinese noodles for dinner.4. Look at those flowers!5. I bought a book.6. Sam… Read more280. More Practice With Adjectives

279. Use a Comma Between Two Adjectives

February 10, 2022February 9, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

We put an adjective in front of a noun to describe the noun.Tom has a big house. Tom has a beautiful house. The adjective big and the adjective beautiful both describe the noun house. Instead of writing two sentences about… Read more279. Use a Comma Between Two Adjectives

275. Practice With Adjectives

February 4, 2022February 3, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Find the two adjectives in each sentence below.1. My sister and I built a giant sandcastle on the sunny beach.2. I took my old boots to Goodwill and bought a new pair at Target. 3. The black dog… Read more275. Practice With Adjectives

274. Adjectives Show the Quality of a Noun

February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Some adjectives modify a noun by telling the quality of a noun.Here are some adjectives that describe the quality of a noun: good, bad, wonderful, awful, horrible, lovely, helpful, useful, worthless, useless, nice, icky, nasty, beautiful, ugly, broken, ripped, torn,… Read more274. Adjectives Show the Quality of a Noun

290. Practice with Adjectives and Participles

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Write a comparative or superlative adjective for each blank.1. Chocolate ice cream is good, but Bill thinks strawberry is _________.2. I ate less than Martha, but Sara ate the _______ of all.3. This red licorice tastes bad, but… Read more290. Practice with Adjectives and Participles

287. Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

February 22, 2022February 19, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives do not add -er or est, and they do not use more or most.Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives actually change the form of the word. good, better, bestYou are a good baker.Mom is a better… Read more287. Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

286. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives With More and Most

February 21, 2022February 19, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Adjectives with one syllable always add -er to show the comparative and -est to show the superlative. big, bigger, biggest Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y also use -er, and -est after changing the -y into an -i, like this:easy, easier,… Read more286. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives With More and Most

281. Predicate Adjectives

February 14, 2022February 13, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Just like other adjectives, a predicate adjective describes a noun. However, instead of going right before a noun, a predicate adjective comes after the verb in a sentence. He is a tall man. Here the adjective tall comes right before… Read more281. Predicate Adjectives

276. Demonstrative Adjectives

February 7, 2022February 5, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

An adjective goes right before a noun to modify the noun and tell more about the noun. A demonstrative adjective is a “pointing” adjective because it points to the noun that comes after it. We have four demonstrative adjectives in… Read more276. Demonstrative Adjectives

272. Number Words Act as Adjectives

February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A number word placed in front of a noun acts like an adjective. The number word modifies the noun by telling how many there are. Here are some sentences using a number word with a noun to tell how many…. Read more272. Number Words Act as Adjectives