Ask this: What words are describing the nouns or pronouns?
Adjectives: describe nouns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuZEey_bs Schoolhouse Rock
Examples of adjective used in a passage:
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“Vietnam is this long, narrow country in Southeast Asia, bordered by China, Laos, and
Cambodia. . . . Between 1962 and
1973, America fought a terrible war there to
prevent the South from falling into
the hands of the communist North.
from the short story “Zebra” by Chaim Potok
Her face was white with fear.
The purple and yellow irises were beautiful.
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