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please put the definition for each kind of adjective. thank you.

2007-06-28 02:05:30 · 3 answers · asked by czariel 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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A subject:

The volatile Bobby Knight has been accused of choking a player.

A direct object:

Tom threw the slimy ball for his dog, Rover.

An indirect object:

After the last out, David Justice tossed the excited child the game ball.

A gerund:

Cecilia enjoys distance running.

A predicate nominative:

They didn't know that Caroline was a decorated fire fighter.

Adjectives are divided into categories as a way of understanding their purpose.
Groupings are below and examples are here:

http://grammar.uoregon.edu/adjectives/adjectives.html

1. DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE:
2. LIMITING ADJECTIVE:
3. PREDICATE ADJECTIVE:
4. VERBALS AS ADJECTIVES:
5. DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
6. ARTICLES

2007-06-28 02:11:07 · answer #1 · answered by MissKittyInTheCity 6 · 1 0

The end of the cat's answer above sounds right. Starting from "Adjectives are".

2007-06-28 10:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0 0

Adjective is a word that names a quality, like clever, large, small, red, beautiful and so on. For example: there goes a clever girl and she is even beautiful. Another example: the teacher told me that I am a smart student.

Hope you get the picture!

2007-06-29 00:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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