DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

NOUN and ADJECTIVES

By Tika Sartika
 Nouns and Adjectives

When we describing, writers use many noun

phrases in trying to make readers get the mental
picture of what is being described.
Noun is a thing, a place, an animal or a person . An
adjective is a word that describes a noun is called
modifier . A noun that goes with modifier is called
a noun phrase.
 beautiful bird = beautiful bird (noun phrase)l
(adjective) (noun)

bright stars = bright stars

proboscis monkey = proboscis monkey

 Word Order of Adjectives before Noun

opinion size age color nationality materials nouns

impressive large old purple chinese ceramic vase

beautiful little young

Indonesian
dark girl
 1. large black stone= size, color, noun Identify the
2. a shallow small lake = ...., ..... ..... modifier
3. cold tiny droplets = ..., ..., ...
4. sweet yellow corns= ...., ..., ...
5. powerful small ants = ..., ..., ...
6. beautiful white palace= ..., ..., ...
7. a unique golden monkey = ..., ..., ...
8. favorite slender minarets= ..., ..., ...
9. an enermous reddish snout = ..., ..., ...
10. misty grey morning= ..., ..., ...
Describe the pictures using noun phrase (at least 2
adjectives )
 Reflection

do you know what adjective

is?
can you identify the type of
adjectives?
do you know how to
arrange the word order of
adjectives before noun?
Home work
Try to find at least 10 noun
phrases from the reading
text about Tanjung Puting
National Park and Taj
Mahal
thank you