Adjectives and Prepositions (Words that go with Nouns)

Adjective: Describes nouns and pronouns. Answers the questions What kind? Which one? How many?

· What Kind?: Descriptive adjective

Ex: My car is the filthy one.

Ex: It is a two—door car.

· Which One?: Adjective that makes a noun specific (could be a pronoun)

Ex: Give me that wrench.

Ex: He won’t take my money.

· How many?: Numbering adjective

Ex: I had three miles left to go.

Ex: Each step required effort.

· 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