Chapter 9 Flashcards
How do you recognize predicate adjectives?
No Article
How are an attributive adjective’s case, number and gender determined?
They are the same as the word the adjective modifies.
How are a substantival adjective’s case, number and gender determined?
The case is determined by function; gender, and number are determined by the word it modifies.
What is an attributive adjective?
An adjective that modifies a noun.
What is a substantival adjective?
An adjective that functions as a noun.
In a noun phrase with the article, an adjective, and a noun, what kind of adjective is it?
Attributive
If the adjective does not have a noun to modify, what kind of adjective is it?
Substantival
If the noun has an article but the adjective does not, what kind of adjective is it?
Predicate
