We can use an adjective in two ways:
When it adds quality to a noun/pronoun
He is a tall man.
That is called attributve use. It means you can place adjective before noun/pronoun it is adding quality to.
And
When it adds quality as a predicate
He is tall.
Can you write more examples?
Sounds silly but sometimes we are right and we doubt ourselves, so I will try writing these sily "Did you know?" posts...
Let's see if I can really write more often..
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Yep, I did know this... I'm into grammar. That's the reason Mary doesn't like me. Well, this and some other reasons. :-D
Sshhhh... she doesn't like southerners
Hmmmmm....will I also get killed for liking ketchup???? ;-)
Hi there !
I'm going to write some examples ,if there is any mistake please correct.
Attribuative adjective:
1.The nice man called me again .
2. I'm fan of any successful woman.
Predicative adjectives :
1. You are so kind.
2.the blog is useful
Any comment ?: ))
Yup, usually an English sentence starts with a capital letter and is terminated with a full stop. :-)
peDanT :-P
Nah, not a peDanT nor anything of that sort, just a humble and amiable grammar gestapo! ;-)
Oi there, folks
It would be interesting to notice that the adjective standing right in front of the noun it modifies is called an attributive adjective:
- A tall man was waiting for a taxi.
- Expensive shoes are made of top quality leather.
Adjectives that need a linking verb usually stand after the word they modify and are called predicative adjectives:
- The man waiting for the taxi was tall.
- These shoes look expensive.
Lol, hope I managed to add some more shades to the gray colour! ;-)
#1 When you see an old cool EC member who came back and wrote a blog:
#2 When you realise that the blog is about... GRAMMAR!