Adjective

=Adjective=

**//__Definition:__//**
Any member of a class of words that in many languages are distinguished in form, as partly in English by having comparative and superlative endings, or by functioning as modifiers of nouns, as //good, wise, perfect.//

**__Examples:__**

 * **__Positive__** || **__Comparative__** || **__Superlative__** ||
 * light || lighter || lightest ||
 * heavy || heavier || heaviest ||
 * funny || funnier || funniest ||

Adjectives tell //which kind//, //which one//, //how many//, or //how much.//
 * **six** oranges
 * **round** window
 * **no** reason
 * **Scottish** wool

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=Identification= //Identify all the adjectives in the following paragraph.//

Once there lived a red-haired fifth grade school teacher. She was a smart, energetic woman who really loved her job. The fifth grade teacher's class was filled with nothing but silly boys. She thought the class was quite interesting to teach.

__Excercise 1:__ Answers for Adjectives

Directions: Identify the adjectives in the sentence 1) The board was white, but is now dark because so many people have doodled on it. 2) The elephant is the biggest land animal on the planet. 3) The golden retriever won the competition because he was the cleanest and fastest dog there. 4) The lovely baseball player is the nicest athlete in the U.S.A. 5) Amy had a big bouncy ball that was yellow, blue, and red.

__Exercise 2:__ 1. The runner is. 2. There are no other runners __???__ than him. 3. He might even be the __???__ runner in the nation! 4. Snails are not __???__. 5. ​Cheetas are the __???__ animals on earth.
 * A. Fast**

1. I think my idea is very __???__. 2. It is definitly __???__ than your idea. 3. In fact, i think out of everyone, my idea is the __???__! 4. Bill's idea is not __???__ at all. 5. Sachiko has an even __???__ idea than me.
 * B. Practical**

1. My friend is __???__. 2. She is obviously __???__ than me. 3. Out of all my friends, she is the __???__. 4. Wow, that basketball player isn't __???__! 5. Woah, she is a lot __???__ than I remember!
 * C. Short**