Syntactic and Morphological Aspects of Adjectives

What is the key difference between attributive and predicative adjectives?

• Attributive adjectives describe actions; predicative adjectives describe objects.

• Attributive adjectives are used in noun phrases; predicative adjectives follow linking verbs.

• Attributive adjectives are relative; predicative adjectives are qualitative.

• Attributive adjectives follow the noun; predicative adjectives precede it.

Which of the following adjectives is not subject to degrees of comparison?

• Empty

• Kind

• Simple

• Dry

Which of the following represents a compound-derived adjective?

• Blue-eyed

• Helpful

• Polite

• Smarter

Identify the correct comparative and superlative forms of the adjective little:

• Lesser – leastest

• More little – most little

• Littler – littlest

• Less – least

Which of the following adjectives is used only predicatively?

• Kind

• Clever

• Ashamed

• Sweet

What type of adjective is historical in the phrase a historical event?

• Relative

• Compound

• Simple

• Qualitative

Choose the sentence with a substantivized adjective indicating a class of persons:

• She likes the color blue.

• A nice young man arrived.

• He is a brave man.

• The rich should be taxed more.

In which example is the adjective used as a subjective predicative?

• I found the book interesting.

• They elected him leader.

• He looked mature.

• She wore her hair short.

Which sentence uses the adjective in the objective predicative function?

• She looks tired.

• I thought him honest.

• The sky is blue.

• That cake smells delicious.

What is the syntactic function of professional in the sentence: Her smile was almost professional?

• Object

• Predicative

• Subject

• Attribute