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Do adjectives have the same form in the singular and plural?
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Yes, generally they go before the noun they modify, or after linking verbs. (The small car The car is small)
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My, your, his , her, our, your, and their are all?
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Possessive adjectives. (My mother told me he was a liar)
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Are determiners also considered adjectives?
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Yes. They somehow affect the meaning of the noun. (A girl came into the shop and told the woman at the counter to give her some money.)
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Do pronouns ever act as adjectives?
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Not always. When they come before a noun, they are considered adjectives and are called pronominal adjectives.
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What kind of pronouns can act as an adjective?
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Demonstrative, interrogative and indefinite pronouns.
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This, that, these, and those are examples of what kind of pronouns that can act as adjective?
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Demonstrative pronouns. (This boy is sick. Which coat do you like?)
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Whose, which, and what are examples of what kind of pronouns that can act as adjective?
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Interrogative pronouns.
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Another, any, both, each, either, many, neither, one, other, and some are examples of what kind of pronouns that can act as adjective?
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Indefinite pronouns. (Another person will come. Both kids are tall)
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Can cardinal and ordinal numbers be adjectives?
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Yes. (Four students passed the test. The fourth man in the queue)
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Nouns can be adjectives if they are?
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Modifying another noun.(Winter holidays. The boy’s shirt. Coffee table.)
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Verb forms that modify nouns are known as?
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Participial adjectives. They end in -ed or –ing.
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When the participial adjectives end in –ed, they describe?
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People’s emotions. (He was bored (describing how he felt))
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When the participial adjectives end in –ing they describe?
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A thing or a situation. [The film was boring (describing a thing)]
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Fascinated, Interested, and frustrated are examples of?
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Participial adjectives ending in –ed, that describe people’s emotions. (The last man is frustrated. The kids are very interested. The public is fascinated with the idea.)
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Fascinating , Interesting, and Frustrating are examples of?
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Participial adjectives ending in –ing, that describe a thing or a situation. (This photograph is fascinating. The course is interesting. Learning to play guitar can be frustrating..)
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Other verb forms functioning as adjectives are?
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Past participles. (A broken cup. The torn page. Lost time.)
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Modifying phrases made up of two or more words that can be joined by a hyphen are known as?
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Compound adjectives. [Cool-headed, well-dressed, good-looking, open-minded, three-hour (trip)]
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Intensifying adjectives are used when describing?
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Abstract nouns or non-physical ones. (Absolute despair. A complete idiot. Total happiness. Utter loathing.)
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WORRIED ABOUT, BAD/GOOD AT, BASED ON, DISAPPOINTED WITH + NOUN, SUBJECT TO, INTERESTED IN, and SUCCESSFUL IN are examples of?
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Adjectives with a prepositional phrase.
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I AM SURE THAT …., HE WAS GLAD THAT …, THEY WERE AMAZED THAT …. + S + VERB, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT …., and IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT are examples of?
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Adjectives with a that- clause
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HE IS HARD TO CONVINCE., SHE IS DIFFICULT TO PLEASE, and I AM UNABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS are examples of?
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Adjectives with to-infinitive
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ELDER, ELDEST, FORMER, INDOOR, ONLY, UPPER, LOW, MAIN ETC. are examples of?
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Attributive adjectives that can be used before the noun acting as pre-modifiers. (the late president. A hard worker)
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What adjectives are used in the predicate as subject complement after linking verbs?
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Predicative adjectives. (I felt TIRED this morning. He is a very SICK man.)
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Predicative adjectives like AWAKE, ASLEEP, PLEASED, ALONE, ALIVE, ASHAMED, etc. are?
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Never used before nouns.
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When you use more than two adjectives what order should be followed?
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Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, and Purpose/Use NOUN. (A beautiful black cocktail dress)
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