Module 3 February 17, 20221

STRUCTURES OF
MODIFICATION

Eglish 10
Quarter 3
 Today's Learning Objectives

differentiate the common kinds of

1 define an adjective 2
adjectives;

Use appropriate adjectives in

3 4
sentences.
Icebreaker Before we start with the session, let's warm up a little
with this icebreaker question:

Which is the adjective in the following sentences? Choose the letter of your choice.
1. Genuine concern sprouted.
A. Genuine B. concern C. sprouted

2. The dying land arises.

A. dying B. land C. arises

3. Filipinos are resilient.

A. Filipinos B. are C. resilient

4. Concerned citizens protested.

A. Concerned B. citizens C. protested

Time: 5 minutes
5. Conscientious politicians remain.
A. Conscientious B. politicians C. remain
 Introduction

Modification is a syntactic Adjectives. An adjective

construction in which one describes or modifies
grammatical
element (e.g., a noun) is accompanied
noun/s and pronoun/s in
(or modified) by another (e.g., an a
adjective). The first grammatical sentence.
element is called the head (or
headword).
The accompanying element is called a
modifier.
example:

The dutiful citizens casted Our heroes are brave.

1 their votes. 2

Adjectives normally indicates quality, size, shape, duration,

feelings,
contents, and more about a noun or pronoun. It usually provides
relevant
information about the nouns/pronouns they modify/describe by
answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one?
How much?
more examples:

t na tiv e
o ve tha
Il hi c h
W
house. (
op le ha v e a one?)
Th e pe .

u s p la n
dangero ? )
t k in d
(Wha

You earn
I have ten more
candidates t respect b
o y loving
vote. (How your coun
try.
many?) (How muc
h?)

Practice: 3

How are you feeling?

Time: 5 minutes
Common Types of
Adjectives:

Let's get started!

 1. Descriptive Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives describe the characteristics of a noun. They can tell

you
about a noun’s size, color, shape, taste, and more. Some examples are small,
red,
round, friendly, and salty.

os ar e Heroes have a
Fili p in big
dly . heart.
frien

 2. Quantitative Adjectives
Quantitative adjectives describe the exact or approximate amount of a noun.
Some
examples include all, no, few, many, and little. Numeral adjectives are
quantitative
adjectives that give exact number amounts (e.g. two, seven, thirty, first, and
ninth).
No Filip
inos w

ould o un t ry has a
want t
o be Our c
conqu
ered b total of 16
y
enemie
s. presidents.

 3. Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives answer the question which one? They
point out
particular nouns. Some demonstrative adjectives are this, that,
these, and
those.
Those
o urs
ordinan ry is
were fu ces ou n t
lfilled b is c e.
the citi y Th alo n
zens.