Adjectives

Question 1

What is an attributive adjective?

Answer 1

An adjective that comes before the noun. E.g. “cold” in “the cold weather”.

Question 2

Put the adjective “huge” into the right two places in this sentence. He made a mistake when he insulted the wrestler.

Answer 2

He made a huge mistake when he insulted the huge wrestler.

Question 3

What is the adjective in this sentence? “The child is ungrateful”. Is it attributive?

Answer 3

ungrateful. It is not attributive as it does not come before the noun.

Question 4

Identify the adjectives in:

It was impossible to say who was guilty and who was innocent.

Answer 4

impossible, guilty, innocent

Question 5

Make adjectives from these verbs:
jump
work
excite

Answer 5

jumping
workable
exciting, excitable

Question 6

What is a predicative adjective?

Answer 6

an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the linking verb

Question 7

What kind of adjective is “sad”:

The girl looks sad.

Answer 7

predicative adjective

Question 8

Spot the adjective. What kind of adjective is it:

The learners are asleep.

Answer 8

asleep. predicative