ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are words you use to modify a noun or a pronoun. In this section you will learn about three categories of adjectives: (1) descriptive adjectives, (2) proper adjectives, and (3) predicate adjectives.
A descriptive adjective describes a quality of the noun the adjective modifies.
- large house
- frigid night
- wide gorge
- purple plum
- green truck
- blissful sleep
A proper adjective is formed by using a proper noun or formed from a proper noun.
- French pastry
- Shakespearian play
- Jeffersonian democracy
- African dance
Predicate adjectives follow the noun and are connected to the noun by a linking verb, which you will learn about in the next module. In the following examples, the predicate adjective follows the highlighted linking verb:
- She seems brave.
- The bread is stale.
- He looks bored.
- The trash smells unpleasant.
The three articles in English, a, an, and the (sometimes referred to as determiners) always function as adjectives in a sentence.
229
被折叠的 条评论
为什么被折叠?
到【灌水乐园】发言
