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Key Features

16 Adjectives

Warm-up
focus on core essentials
discovery based
Describe these pictures with suitable adjectives. and emphasis
on conceptual
understanding
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interesting explanations and
exercises designed to stimulate • page 41 • page 46
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learner’s interest and help
grasp the concepts better
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Ê In exclamatory sentences, the subject comes before the verb. For example, Words that describe nouns are called adjectives.
y What a great singer she is! 71
y What an awful dream I had last night!
But in some sentences, the subject does not come before the verb.
Ê In interrogative sentences, the subject comes after the verb. For example,
y Are you ready to go?
y Where are the cupcakes? B. Now, make comparisons. Follow the example.
skill analytical skills
C. Identify the subject in each of these sentences.
1. large
1. Can I call you after lunch? Let’s Play 2. fast
2. Did you do your homework?
You have to make as many flashcards
3. Would you like some ice cream? as there are classmates in your class.
4. Stop! But remember, half of the cards will
5. Don’t walk on the grass. have subjects like names of people,
6. Revathi is going to the mall. animals or things. The other half will house bungalow castle car aeroplane rocket
have suitable predicates for these
7. I am tired. subjects. Now, mix up the cards and A house is large.
8. Come here at once! hand over one card to each of your
9. Will Sandy go with you? classmates. Now, your classmates A bungalow is larger than a house.
10. Tell Naveen I’m waiting here. will go around the class and find A castle is the largest of all.
the required flashcard to form a
11. Stand on your head. sentence. The two people who first
12. How talented these children are! form their sentence wins. 3. tall 4. small
13. Does the dog love its master?
14. The scientists are studying these whales. activities that foster 21st century skills
15. What a splendid boat it is! such as, communication, teamwork
and collaboration bush giraffe skyscraper
penguin crab ant
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promote inquiry, discovery and
analysis
5. good
6. slow
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B B+ A
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