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English Grammar Adjectives

Section 1: Parts of Speech: Lecture 4 | 18:33 min

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	0 answers Post by Mr. Pikachu_ Pikapika on November 14, 2020 THIS SO GOOD!
	0 answers Post by Jason Sun on May 6, 2020 Bruh this is great
	1 answer Last reply by: Albert Luh Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:32 PM Post by Albert Luh on September 21, 2019 THIS COURSE IS EPIC!!!
	1 answer Last reply by: Jianjun Ni Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:31 AM Post by Sarah Shu on June 25, 2019 For the sentence: "Luckily, he was clever enough to use the aluminum casing of his pen to repair the broken wire", is "Luckily" an adjective?
	1 answer Last reply by: Linda Liu Tue Feb 5, 2019 8:30 PM Post by Linda Liu on February 5, 2019 For the linking verb question "You are so patient with your children,", shouldn't 'patient' be an adjective? Professor Hendershot said that it's an adverb because it modifies 'you', but 'you' is a pronoun, not a verb, adjective, or adverb.
	2 answers Last reply by: Macy Li Mon Jun 19, 2017 2:36 PM Post by Ammar Kurd on September 21, 2014 I don't understand why "good" is considered an adjective whereas "well" is considered an adverb.
	0 answers Post by Juanita Zadroga on March 5, 2014 Hello! professor Hendershot. Thanks for your explanation about adjectives. It has been very helpful, but I still struggle with demonstratives and relative pronouns as adjectives. I have a question? in the next sentences, what are the functions of "that"? 1. I saw that the other seat beside Mayra was occupied. 2. I told Mayra that the last book that she had written was Pulitzer Prize winner. 3. I also explained that one of her books had created a controversy that changed the way companies are run.
	0 answers Post by Derek Choute on February 15, 2014 Why didn't you label the term "that" as an adjective? I am speaking about the example slide under the heading: linking verbs and adjectives. You stated, previously, that adjectives that specify point out particular nouns or pronouns. The adjectives that specify are: this, that, these, and those. You also stated that adjectives may come directly before the modified noun or pronoun, or follow a linking verb. In the sentence "that accusation is outrageous," is the word "that" modifying the word "accusation"? Words that end in -tion are usually nouns, right? So that would make the word "that" an adjective. If "accusation," by chance, is an abstract noun, would an adjective still be able to modify it? Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
	2 answers Last reply by: Albert Luh Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:23 PM Post by Ling Huang on January 5, 2014 How come Ends from "Ends of Worm " can't be consider a adjective?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Mon Jul 1, 2013 10:19 PM Post by Vanessa Pieper on July 1, 2013 Is "I am 27 years old." N+ V + Adj.+ N + Adj? and "A 27 year old boy" Determiner + Adj Adj Adj Noun? It's because of the use of the s in years that I want to know.
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Mon Jun 3, 2013 12:11 PM Post by Beverly Terry on June 3, 2013 I had some difficulty with this lesson. 1. Given: You must always take care of your health. I had a problem deconstructing this sentence. All i can discern is that health is a noun. I'm confused by what parts of speech the other words in the sentence are. 2.Given: Your view on this issue is extreme. This is a complex sentence to me. Is extreme the adjective of view? 3. Am I to just remember that good is an adjective and well is an adverb? If the answer is yes, then I understand. My respectfully suggestion at this point in the course is to go a little slower and have a summary exercise after each unit that tests all of the prior parts of speech covered. That's not an easy task but it can be done. All-in-all, I am grateful that this course is being offered online and I am learning a lot.
	2 answers Last reply by: Timothy Metcalfe Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:05 AM Post by N Chy on May 18, 2013 "You must always take care of your health"- The word "health" is noun or adjective here?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Thu May 2, 2013 12:34 PM Post by abc123 abc123 on May 2, 2013 Are articles (a, an, the) types of adjective as well?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Wed Apr 3, 2013 3:52 PM Post by Brett Snodgrass on April 3, 2013 What type of word is the the word "so" in the following sentence? Thank you. "You are so patient with your children". You = noun are = verb so = ____ patient = adjective with = your = children = noun
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:15 AM Post by thomas stafford on December 28, 2012 okay i just wondering,in this sentence" why a book report " book is the noun and "a" is the adjective "why" is the verb and book that's a "noun" report is the adjective or verb, i wont to say it is a verb because it's the action of writing about a book, right?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Mon Oct 1, 2012 2:02 PM Post by Nathaniel Humphrey on October 1, 2012 In the first sentence, if very is an adverb and tired is an adjective what is the verb in the sentence?

Adjectives

Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. They may come directly before the modified word, or after a linking verb.
Adjectives may describe what kind, how many, or which item is being described.
Any word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun can be an adjective, even if it’s normally another part of speech.
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
When an adjective follows a linking verb, it is called a subject complement.
Only use adjectives to modify nouns and pronouns. To modify an adjective, verb, or adverb, use an adverb.

Adjectives

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Intro 0:00
Lesson Overview 0:07
What is an Adjective? 0:47

Definition
Placement in Sentence
Importance

Adjectives That Describe 1:36

Examples

Adjectives That Count 3:18

Examples

Adjectives That Specify 4:00

What They Point Out
Examples

Anything Can Be An Adjective 5:01

What Can Be An Adjective
Examples

Adjective or Noun? Practice 6:16
Adjective or Noun? Answers 7:00
Adjectives vs. Adverbs 7:56

What Adjectives Modify
What Adverbs Modify

Adjective or Adverb? Practice 8:54
Adjective or Adverb? Answers 9:33
Linking Verbs and Adjectives 11:05

What Are Linking Verbs
Examples

Using Adjectives Correctly 12:35

Adjectives Must Always Modify Nouns or Pronouns
Examples

Exercise: Find the Adjectives 14:11
Exercise Answers: Find the Adjectives 14:47
Exercise 2: Find the Adjectives 16:30
Exercise 2 Answers: Find the Adjectives 17:09

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Section 1: Parts of Speech
	Nouns	12:48
	Pronouns	13:32
	Verbs	11:46
	Adjectives	18:33
	Adverbs	9:26
	Prepositions	11:31
	Conjunctions	19:51
	Interjections	7:42
Section 2: Verb Forms and Tenses
	Basic Verb Forms	11:41
	Simple Tenses	12:12
	Perfect Tenses	11:21
	Progressive Tenses	12:00
	Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood	10:28
Section 3: Sentence Parts and Patterns
	Subjects	15:08
	Predicates	13:02
	Objects	11:49
	Sentence Types	9:18
Section 4: Trouble with Verbs
	Helping Verbs	8:42
	Infinitives & Gerunds	12:50
	Troublesome Verbs	10:28
	Consistent Tense, Mood & Voice	15:09
	Subject-Verb Agreement	18:11
Section 5: Common Grammar Problems
	Pronoun Agreement and Reference	19:09
	Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns	14:48
	Modifiers & Their Placement	19:13
	Articles	17:49
	Commonly Confused Words	11:29
Section 6: Common Sentence Problems
	Sentence Fragments	15:43
	Run-On Sentences	12:13
	Parallelism	8:33
	Active vs. Passive Voice	9:54
	Idioms	11:18

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Adjectives

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