2.  Noun adjectives are noun used to modify another noun.
 Most noun and noun combinations result in compound nouns.
 Noun adjectives may either be Proper or Common.
NOUN ADJECTIVES
WORD MODIDFIED
COMPOUND NOUN
school
building
school building
table
cloth
tablecloth
Filipino
merchant
Filipino merchant
Chinese
restaurant
Chinese restaurant
Common noun
adjectives
Proper noun adjective

3.  A participle is a verb in the participial form (verbal) used to modify a noun.
PARTICIPLE
(Present)
WORDD
MODIDFIED
PARTICIPLE
(Past)
WORDD
MODIFIED
Teaching
Method
Solicited
Advice
Standing
Ovation
Accumulated
Assets
Listening
Audience
Roasted
Pork
Walking
Doll
Sliced
Bread

4.  Limiting adjectives are adjectives that modify nouns by signaling their
number.
✎ Articles are noun determiners that signal sounds.
♛ a – Indicates singularity of noun.
- Used before words that begin with a consonant.
 a broom / a garage / a green apple
♕ an – indicates singularity of noun.
- Used before words that begin with a consonant.
 an apple / an old broom / an umbrella / an hour

5. ♕ the – is used before a definite singular or plural noun.
 the man / the lawyer / the guests / the report / the dogs
 Here is the book I mentioned to you last week.
 As I was walking to work I passed a garden. The garden was full
of roses.

6. NUMERICAL adjectives are adjectives that
tell
specific number of nouns.
 one section / two boys / three questions / eight puppies / fourteen
friends / ten children
 first question / third year / second attempt / fifth classes / third
fastest / six in line

7. INDEFINITE adjectives are adjectives that
indicate an uncertain number of nouns
 several children / many students / some questions / few classes

8.  also called pointing words because they used to
point to something
o this – used to refer to singular object near the speaker
o that – is used to point to singular objects far from the speaker
o these – is used to point to plural objects near the speaker
o those – is used to point to plural objects far from the speaker

9.  Question words which are at the same time
used to modify a noun.
 which
 what
coat is Paul's?
CD is Sarah listening to?

10.  adjectives that look like pronouns but are used to
signal the occurrence of nouns by showing possession
or ownership.
 my pen / our report / our hobbies / our concern / his
opinion / her project / their agreement / my dream

11.  are groups of words treated as one word in
describing a noun or pronoun.
HYPHENATEDD
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
WORD MODIFIED
Made-to-order
shoes
Eco-friendly
campus
Six-year old
child
Three-day
seminar

12.  A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives
are joined together to modify the same noun. These terms should
be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity.
 Diana submitted a 6-page document.
 She adopted a two-year-old cat.
 Note that combining an adverb and an adjective does not
create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because
it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather
than the subsequent noun.
 It was a terribly hot day.
 It is an amazingly good idea.
 In addition, you should not place a hyphen in a compound adjective if
the adjectives are capitalized, such as when they are part of a title.