Adjectives and Prepositions (Words that go with Nouns)
Adjective: Describes nouns and pronouns. Answers the questions What kind? Which one? How many?
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What Kind?: Descriptive adjective
Ex: My car
is the filthy one.
Ex: It is
a two—door car.
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Which One?: Adjective that makes a noun specific (could be a pronoun)
Ex: Give
me that wrench.
Ex: He
won’t take my money.
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How many?: Numbering adjective
Ex: I had three miles left to go.
Ex: Each step required effort.
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Article: A, An, and The; Articles are adjectives because they
modify their nouns.
Ex: I had
to get a new Visa card.
Ex: It is
next to the exit sign.
Preposition: Word or group of words that connect its object to other
words in the sentence. A preposition and
its object (a noun or pronoun) make up a prepositional phrase.
Ex: I (subject) read
(verb) over my notes (prepositional phrase consisting of a preposition, an
adjective/pronoun, and a plural noun).
Ex: She ran around the
corner.
Ex: I looked through the
window.
*Common prepositions:
In, over, under, across, behind, at, on, after, between, from, for, near, to,
with