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ENGLISH Adjectives
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An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectives attach descriptive qualities to items. Adjectives answer several questions:
What kind?
“The jockey rode a blue horse.”
(Blue explains what kind of horse) What type?
“Robert DeNiro is a method actor.” (Method explains what type of actor)
Preposition
How much?
“The turkey costs eighteen dollars.”
(Eighteen explains how much money) How many?
“I would like five pounds of roast beef.” (Five explains how many pounds)
A preposition expresses the spatial, chronological, or logical relationship between a noun or pronoun and the other words in a sentence.
Examples of Prepositions showing spatial relationship: “The cow jumped over the moon.”
“The mouse crawled inside the refrigerator.”
Example of Prepositions showing chronological relationship: “The Smiths arrived prior to the meal.”
“Chickens must lay eggs before the chicks can hatch.”
Example of Prepositions showing logical relationship: “I received cash in addition to a medal.”
“We know the Joneses through Mrs. McDonald.”
Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
About, above, across, after, along, amid, among, around, at, before, below, beside, between, beyond, by, despite, down, during, except, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, and without.
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