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Adjectivals
Noun Phrases are frequently expanded with modifiers:
AdjectivesPrepositional PhrasesAdjectival ClausesParticipial PhrasesInfinitive PhrasesNouns
Adjectivals
In preheadword position, we use nouns as well as adjectives and single-word participles:
Adjectivals
In preheadword position, we use nouns as well as adjectives and single-word participles:
We live next door to a grocery store.I drive an old black truck.My broken TV was set out with the garbage.
Adjectivals
In preheadword position, we use nouns as well as adjectives and single-word participles:
We live next door to a grocery store.I drive an old black truck.My broken TV was set out with the garbage.
Adjectivals
In preheadword position, we use nouns as well as adjectives and single-word participles:
We live next door to a grocery store.I drive an old black truck.My broken TV was set out with the garbage.
Adjectivals
In postheadword position, we use prepositional phrases, participial phrases, and relative clauses:
The Keystone Biology Exams on Tuesday will be challenging.
The gummy candy melting in Marsh’s drawer is old and stale.
This is the class that I dread most.
Adjectivals
In postheadword position, we use prepositional phrases, participial phrases, and relative clauses:
The Keystone Biology Exams on Tuesday will be challenging.
The gummy candy melting in Marsh’s drawer is old and stale.
This is the class that I dread most.
Adjectivals
In postheadword position, we use prepositional phrases, participial phrases, and relative clauses:
The Keystone Biology Exams on Tuesday will be challenging.
The gummy candy melting in Marsh’s drawer is old and stale.
This is the class that I dread most.
AdjectivalsWe use the headword to avoid subject/verb agreement errors:
The stack of instruction forms was/were misplaced.
The complicated instructions on the new income tax form really confuses/confuse me.
AdjectivalsWe use the headword to avoid subject/verb agreement errors:
The stack of instruction forms was/were misplaced.
The complicated instructions on the new income tax form really confuses/confuse me.
AdjectivalsWe use the headword to avoid subject/verb agreement errors:
The stack of instruction forms was/were misplaced.
The complicated instructions on the new income tax form really confuses/confuse me.
AdjectivalsWhen do we punctuate adjectives?
Alex consulted his little black book of phone numbers for a date for Saturday night. He is a smooth cool player when it comes to the ladies.
AdjectivalsWhen do we punctuate adjectives?
Alex consulted his little black book of phone numbers for a date for Saturday night. He is a smooth cool player when it comes to the ladies.
AdjectivalsWhen do we punctuate adjectives?
Alex consulted his little black book of phone numbers for a date for Saturday night. He is a smooth, cool player when it comes to the ladies.
AdjectivalsWhen do we punctuate adjectives?
his little (and) black book? a smooth (and) cool player?
AdjectivalsLet’s play around a little more with this:
Alex consulted his little black book of phone numbers for a date for Saturday night. He is a smooth, cool player when it comes to the ladies.
AdjectivalsLet’s play around a little more with this:
Alex consulted his little black book of phone numbers for a date for Saturday night, for he is a smooth, cool player when it comes to the ladies.
AdjectivalsLet’s play around a little more with this:
Alex consulted his little black book of phone numbers for a date for Saturday night, for he is a smooth, cool player when it comes to the ladies.
Noun as an Adjectival