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Man stands outside next to a body of water. Text next to him reads, "What kind? Which one? How many?" Caption. We used adjectives to answer the questions.

Part of the "Great Grammar" series. Invites students to imagine that they are wildlife biologists and take a journey to study animals around the world. Uses adjectives to describe various animals. Shows how adjectives are used to answer questions, such as "What kind?" "Which ones?" or "How many?" to describe nouns and pronouns. Includes an overview of the difference between a comparative and a superlative adjective. Also discusses proper adjectives.

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Runtime: 19 minutes 3 seconds

Topic: Language Arts
Subtopic: Composition (Writing), English Grammar
Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 9
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Release Year: 2004
Producer/Distributor: Sunburst Visual Media
Series: Great Grammar
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Sports action shot of women playing basketball on a court. Text on image reads, "Fast players are good at intercepting the ball." Caption. Therefore "are" can be called the linking verb.

Magazine open to a 2 page article titled, "Amazing Science." Caption. Boy as narrator. Identify all of the nouns in each sentence.

Interior shot of a museum exhibit with several lifesize dinosaur fossils. Text on image reads, "The dinosaurs in this exhibit lived about 200 million years ago." Caption. About 200 million years ago describes the verb, lived.

Closeup of a child's hand writing on a lined notepad. Caption. Your writing may reflect your life, just going and going.

Man stands on a stage decorated with oversized letters and punctuation marks. Caption. Exclamation points are also used in a command.

Woman speaks directly to camera in a restaurant setting. Text next to her reads, "Nouns, Phrases, Clauses." Caption. That connect 2 elements of the same kind, such as...

Woman speaks to camera with a slight smile and eyebrows raised. Caption. That are especially confusing when it comes to pronouns.

Wide shot of a flock of birds flying over a grove of trees. Caption. Keep irregular nouns in mind while we see what's next.

Closeup of a child's hand writing in a notebook with an overlay of a semicolon and a colon. Caption. Use the colon and semicolon correctly in your writing.

Man stands outside next to a body of water. Text next to him reads, "What kind? Which one? How many?" Caption. We used adjectives to answer the questions.