| A | B |
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| proper adjectives | Formed from a proper noun, modifies nouns or pronouns, and is always capitalized (e.g., Chinese food, English test) |
| articles | the adjectives "a," "an," and "the" |
| definite article | the adjective "the"; always answers "which one?" |
| indefinite articles | the adjectives "a" and "an" |
| adjective | modifies a noun or pronoun |
| demonstrative adjectives | Adjectives (this, that, these, those) that point out nouns or pronouns by answering "which one? (for example, that book, these flowers, those kids, this picture) |
| adjective questions | which one?, what kind?, how many?, how much? |
| possessive pronouns | pronouns (such as my, your, our, her) functioning as adjectives modifying nouns, because they answer "which one?" |
| possessive adjectives | the possessive form of nouns ending with an apostrophe s or apostrophe (e.g., Mrs. Frey's students, James' friend) |
| possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, and the indefinite article "the" | always answer Which One? |
| word starting with a consonant SOUND | Use the indefinite article "a" in front of it |
| word starting with a vowel SOUND | Use the indefinite article "an" in front of it |
| proper noun | names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and is always capitalized |
| pronoun | replaces one or more nouns |
| ____ penny , ____ hot dog | fill in the blank with "a" |
| ____ hour , ____ egg | fill in the blank with "an" |
