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DYNAMIC ADJECTIVE
Dynamic adjectives signify attributes or characteristics that can usually be
controlled by the person/animal/etc. possessing them. They also can be used in imperative structures,
She is being careful. The doctor was being rude. Are they being quiet?
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STATIVE ADJECTIVE
Stative adjectives denote fairly fixed, they typically cannot be
controlled (white, tall, round). These states are not usually be used in imperative structures, e.g.
* Be white! * Dont be tall! * Be round!
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forms:
big, bigger, the biggest hot, hotter, the hottest important, more important, the most important
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exceptionally
pregnant
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grading adverbs".
Non-grading adverb
Grading adjective
utterly
totally nearly essentially
excellent
dead impossible chemical
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possible for the same adjective to be gradable with one sense and non-gradable with another sense.
Adjective
She sounded slightly foreign. Hes advising on foreign policy. "The" is a very common word in English. gradable nongradable gradable nongradable
Definition
measurable quality particular type (of policy) prevalent shared
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modify. For instance, the phrase a red car may be said to symbolize a car which is red. In fact most adjective-noun sequences such as this can be loosely reformulated in a similar way:
an old man
difficult questions ~questions which are difficult something understood ~something which is understood the people responsible ~the people who are responsible
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The sentence does not describe an attribute of the businessman. It cannot be reformulated as a businessman who is small. Instead, it refers to a businessman whose business is small.
refer less directly to an attribute of the noun than inherent adjectives do.
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
The demonstrative adjectives "this," "these," "that," "those," and
but it is used differently in the sentence: it is an adjective, used to modify a noun or pronoun.
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
When the librarian tripped over that cord, she dropped a pile of
books. In this sentence, the demonstrative adjective "that" modifies the noun "cord" and the noun phrase "that cord" is the object of the preposition "over."
This apartment needs to be fumigated.
Here "this" modifies "apartment" and the noun phrase "this apartment" is the subject of the sentence.
Even though my friend preferred those plates, I bought these.
In the dependent clause, "those" modifies "plates" and the noun phrase "those plates" is the object of the verb "preferred." In the independent clause, "these" is the direct object of the verb "bought."
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INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
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INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
An interrogative adjective is like an interrogative pronoun,
except that it modifies a noun or noun phrase rather than standing on its own
Interrogative Adjective is used with nouns to ask questions.
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INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
Examples :
Which is the shortest method?
What is your plan? Whose car is this? Whose work is this? What type of gun is it? Where are you going?
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INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
Which plants should be watered twice a week?
Like other adjectives, "which" can be used to modify a noun or a noun phrase. In this example, "which" modifies "plants" and the noun phrase "which plants" is the subject of the compound verb "should be watered"
What book are you reading?
In this sentence, "what" modifies "book" and the noun phrase "what book" is the direct object of the compound verb "are reading."
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
A possessive adjective modifies a noun by telling whom it belongs
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
I can't complete my assignment because I don't have the textbook.
In this sentence, the possessive adjective "my" modifies "assignment" and the noun phrase "my assignment" functions as an object. Note that the possessive pronoun form "mine" is not used to modify a noun or noun phrase.
What is your phone number.
Here the possessive adjective "your" is used to modify the noun phrase "phone number"; the entire noun phrase "your phone number" is a subject complement. Note that the possessive pronoun form "yours" is not used to modify a noun or a noun phrase.
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
The bakery sold his favorite type of bread.
In this example, the possessive adjective "his" modifies the noun phrase "favorite type of bread" and the entire noun phrase "his favorite type of bread" is the direct object of the verb "sold."
After many years, she returned to her homeland.
Here the possessive adjective "her" modifies the noun "homeland" and the noun phrase "her homeland" is the object of the preposition "to." Note also that the form "hers" is not used to modify nouns or noun phrases.
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INDEFINITE ADJECTIVE
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INDEFINITE ADJECTIVE
An indefinite adjective is similar to an indefinite pronoun, except
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INDEFINITE ADJECTIVE
Many people believe that corporations are under-taxed.
The indefinite adjective "many" modifies the noun "people" and the noun phrase "many people" is the subject of the sentence.
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INDEFINITE ADJECTIVE
I will send you any mail that arrives after you have moved to Sudbury.
The indefinite adjective "any" modifies the noun "mail" and the noun phrase "any mail" is the direct object of the compound verb "will send."
They found a few goldfish floating belly up in the swan pound.
In this example the indefinite adjective modifies the noun "goldfish" and the noun phrase is the direct object of the verb "found"
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NOUN AS ADJECTIVE
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NOUN AS ADJECTIVE
We need to distinguish attribute adjective clearly from nouns
which occur in the same position, and fulfill the same function. Consider the following:
rally car saloon car family car Here, the first word modifies the second, that is, it tells us
something further about the car, but they are not adjectives.
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NOUN AS ADJECTIVE
We can show this by applying our criteria for the adjective class.
Firstly, they do not take very:
*a very rally car *a very saloon car *a very family car
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