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|| Predicative adjectives come after a verb | || Predicative adjectives come after a verb | ||
+- Rachel is a former waitress | +- Rachel is a former waitress | ||
|| The adjective former can be used only in attributive position because it is related to its adverb (formerly) | || The adjective ''former'' can be used only in attributive position because it is related to its adverb (formerly) | ||
-+ Joey feels faint | -+ Joey feels faint | ||
|| Faint is a health adjective (such as ill and well). These groups of adjectives can only occur predicative. | || ''Faint'' is a health adjective (such as ill and well). These groups of adjectives can only occur predicative. | ||
-+ Chandler was very hungry after work | -+ Chandler was very hungry after work | ||
|| Predicative adjectives come after a verb | || Predicative adjectives come after a verb | ||
+- Monica wears a summer dress | +- Monica wears a summer dress | ||
|| Names of materials, substances, etc. resemble adjectives. Words like summer behave like adjectives in this one way (summer dress). | || Names of materials, substances, etc. resemble adjectives. Words like ''summer'' behave like adjectives in this one way (summer dress). | ||
|| They do not have comparative or superlative forms. They cannot be modified by very. | || They do not have comparative or superlative forms. They cannot be modified by very. | ||
+- Ross buys a 30-inch-long monkey | +- Ross buys a 30-inch-long monkey | ||
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Participants
- Ekram Aghdoube
- Hana Hashi
Short description of the project
Produced material
Task 1
Look at the following sentences and decide, whether the adjectives are used attributively or predicatively.
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