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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Adjectives
Greetings! What is attributive adjectives and predicative adjectives? Could you tell me also, what is gradability in adjectives? How do exactly you order adjectives? Thanks 
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Attributive adjectives precede the noun: A beautiful day . Predicative adjectives succeed the noun: He is man enough . More usually, they succeed the verb also: He is handsome .
- Attributive adjectives precede the noun: A beautiful day .
- Predicative adjectives succeed the noun: He is man enough .
- More usually, they succeed the verb also: He is handsome .
- Gradability is the ability of an adjective to be more or less so: He is slightly handsome .
- He is very handsome .
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Attributive adjectives precede the noun: A beautiful day.
Predicative adjectives succeed the noun: He is man enough. More usually, they succeed the verb also: He is handsome.
Gradability is the ability of an adjective to be more or less so: He is slightly handsome. He is very handsome. He is extremely
Predicative adjectives succeed the noun: He is man enough. More usually, they succeed the verb also: He is handsome.
Gradability is the ability of an adjective to be more or less so: He is slightly handsome. He is very handsome. He is extremely
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