ADJECTIVE AND

ADVERB
 ADJECTIVE

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DISTINCTION ADJECTIVES Vs
 Gradable and non-
PROPERTIES OF 1. Nouns Other functions
gradable
PROTOTPICAL 2. Verbs of AdjPs
 Structure of Adjective
ADJECTIVES 3. Determinatives
Phrase
 Adjectives restriced to
atributive or
predicative function
 Adjectives
Adjectives are Word that’s used
to give expressor describes
properties of
object,person,places and etc.
For example:The soup is hot
Mila was Jealous
 DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES OF
PROTYPICAL ADJECTIVES

MODIFICA
FUNCTION GRADE TION

• ATTRIBUTIVE(as Plain
They can be
modifier) Example:Kim is old
modified by usually
• Example: Black eyes Comperative
adverb
• PREDICATIVE(as Example: Kim is older
example :Too
Predicative complement ) than Mia
young
• Example: The soup is hot Superlative: Kim is
oldest of them all.
 Adj Vs Nouns
Adj Vs Verb • INFLECTION
Noun =Plural inflection and Adj
• INFLECTION AND GRADE
=Comparative and Superlative
The most distinctive are the
 N: Judges,Side ,Silks
preterite and3rd person. The
Þ N: *(judgest,sizest,silkest)
comperative and superlative only
Þ Adj:*(wises,bigs,smooths)
found with adjective ,not in
Þ Adj : Wisest,biggest,smoothest
verbs .
• Determiner
Noun takes Determiner as modifier but
• Modifier
Adj do not.
Þ N: Which judge?
• Function
Þ Adj: *which wise?
• V: You enjoy it • Modifier
• Adj: You seem Noun & Adj take different kind of
apreciative Modifier. Noun take Adj as Modifier &
Adj take Adverb as Modifier,
N: a remarkable judge
Adj : remarkably wise
Adj Vs Noun
Þ Function
Þ N: The judge arrived( S)
Þ Adj: * Wise arrived(S)
Þ N: I like silk(O)
Þ Adj: * I like smooth(O)
 Adj Vs determiner
Determinative
• She gave me those some
Adj : apples
• cannot used predicatively • Some guys called to see
• NPs with count singular noun as you
Adj
head must have determinative
• He gave me good apples
• Non gradable • *Good guy called to see
• To mark the NP as define /indefine you
rather than some property
Dterminative
• Don’t occur with articles
• Can occur fused head in partitive
and only pre-head dependent of
count singular noun
 GRADABLE AND NON-GRADABLE
GRADABLE NON-GRADABLE
Some Adj describe qualities that
That is, denote properties can be
are completely (present/absent)
possesed in varying degree

In alphabhetical, Can't be used

Properties like those
adverb such as (Very, Extremely),
expressed by :
but used (absolutely or completely
BIG,SMALL,BAD,OLD,
DIRTY,ANGRY,GOOD
Denotes a non-saclar
To show someone or
properties
something has Less or More
quality For example : The food was
absolutely superb.,[a very public
For example : (Big) Little
quarrel (gradable) => In the public
big,Very big or extremly
interest (non-gradable)]
big,Quite big.
 The Structure of Adjective
Phrases

COMPLEMENT MODIFIER
Almost always PPs The most type of modifier is an adverb

example: (Eager to win; Good at chess ) example: (Extremely hot; Very useful )
 Predicative Complement and Predicative
Complement adjuncts
Adjuncts
● Adj or AdjPs generally function as
complement at caluse structure. ● A word or phrase that
amplifies or completes the
● Can occur in complex (intransitive or predicate of the
transitive) clause. sentence.Predicative AdjPs
● Relate to a predicand( The suggestion is can be adjuncts
ridiculous)=> (I consider the suggestion ● Example : (Unwilling to
ridiculous) accept these term,Max
● The AdjP is a complement lincensed by resigned)
the head=> Max was unwilling to accept
these terms.
 Adjective Restricted to
attributive or Predicative
function Keywords help you retain
important things

Atributive-only Never-
Restricted Structural
Adj attributive Adj
 Adjective Restricted to attributive or Predicative
function
Atributive-only Never- Restricted
Adj attributive Adj
Apply certain sense of
Example: Our future prospect Example: lexemes.
Their own fault The children were asleep Attributive-only
The boy seemed afraid. Never-attributive
Structural
Attributive AdjPs mostly cannot contain dependent followed the head, but allowed only
on predicatively.
Example : She was cautions to excess =>* a caution to excess mamager
There are few post-head can occur with attributive: (than,enough)
The house was big enough => a big enough house.
 Other Function of
AdjPs EXTERNAL MODIFIER
POSTPOSITIVES
 Function in Np structure as post  Occur right at the beginning of
-head internal modifier.There the NP.
are have 3 case I. a) [How long a delay]
will there be?
 Everything useful, Those b)He’d chosen [too dark
responsible a colour]
II. a) It seemed [such a
 A report full of errors bargain]
b) [what a fool] I was.
 The onesasleep