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Guide to Grammar and Writing: Adjectives

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A clear, concise explanation of adjectives, including some tricky usages, how to order adjectives in a sentence, and some idiomatic uses of prepositions with -ed participles. The emphasis is on HOW adjectives are used more than on WHY they are used that way. Scroll down the page to find a printable chart called The Royal Order of Adjectives.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
adjectives, comparative adjectives, proper adjectives, superlative adjectives
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Additional Tags
-ed participles, -ing participles, a- adjectives, adjective use, bad / badly, collective adjective, degree of adjectives, good / well, less / fewer, order of adjectives, position of adjectives, rules for adjective use
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
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Common Core
L.4.1.d