Task: Identify and Circle Five Demonstrative Adjectives in the Paragraph
#### Demonstrative Adjectives:
Demonstrative adjectives are words that point to specific nouns or noun phrases. They help specify which person, place, thing, or idea is being referred to. The most common demonstrative adjectives are:
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This
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That
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These
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Those
#### Paragraph:
```
This morning, I woke up to the sound of chirping birds outside my window. Those birds were singing so sweetly that I decided to take a walk outside to enjoy the beautiful day. As I walked down the street, I saw this big, yellow school bus driving by. These children inside the bus were laughing and waving to me as they passed. Suddenly, I heard that ice cream truck playing its jingly tune down the road. I knew that I had to catch it before it was too late. When I arrived at the truck, I saw all these different flavors of ice cream, but I chose that one with the rainbow sprinkles. It was so delicious that I ate it all up in no time. What a great day it was!
```
#### Solution:
We need to identify and circle five demonstrative adjectives in the paragraph. Let's go through the text step by step:
1.
"This morning"
- "This" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "morning."
2.
"Those birds were singing..."
- "Those" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "birds."
3.
"I saw this big, yellow school bus..."
- "This" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "school bus."
4.
"These children inside the bus..."
- "These" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "children."
5.
"Suddenly, I heard that ice cream truck..."
- "That" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "ice cream truck."
6.
"but I chose that one with the rainbow sprinkles"
- "That" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "one."
#### Circled Demonstrative Adjectives:
- This
- Those
- This
- These
- That
Since we need only five, we can choose any five from the list above. For example:
1. This (in "This morning")
2. Those (in "Those birds")
3. This (in "this big, yellow school bus")
4. These (in "These children")
5. That (in "that ice cream truck")
#### Final Answer:
The five demonstrative adjectives circled are:
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This
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Those
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This
-
These
-
That
Boxed Answer:
\boxed{This, Those, This, These, That}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of demonstrative adjective worksheet.