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3. Language
Adjectives
An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. An adjective tells us what kind, which one, and how many.
Examples: Old widow (the adjective old tells us what kind) Third time (the adjective third tells us how many)
That North Wind (the adjective that tells which one)
Adjectives about what kind
Adjectives about which one
Adjectives about how many
Small
The
One
Huge
That
Second
Old
A
Many
Pretty
Yellow
Few
Good
Blue
All
Articles
The adjectives a, an, and the are called articles.
The refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea
A and an refer to any person, place, thing, or idea
Examples: The lad
A woman
An umbrella
The article an is always used before a word that begins with a vowel or a vowel sound.
An apple An egg
An igloo
An octopus An umbrella
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