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Adjectives Flashcards

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Definition

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a word which gives more information about, or picks out some feature of, a noun or pronoun.

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Attributive adjectives

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these are premodifiying - The SUDDEN noise.

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Predicative adjectives

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these are postmodifying - The food looked AMAZING

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Comparative adjectives

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are generally formed by adding an -er inflection (longer)

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Superlative adjectives

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are generally formed by adding an -est inflection (longest)

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