English Adjectives
Adjectives Versus Verbs: Participial AdjectivesAs I have written many times before, the line between grammatical forms is blurry at best, especially among lexical categories like...
June 4, 2019- Lies Your Grammar Teacher Told You: Nouns and Adjectives
Notional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Big, cute, green, small, and wonky are prototypical adjectives. In big bully,...
March 31, 2019 - Determiners Are Not Adjectives
Traditional grammars categorize determiners with either adjectives or pronouns. But determiners are not adjectives. Repeat after me: Determiners are not adjectives....
January 12, 2019 - English Adjective Clauses
The basic definition of an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction, specifically a...
December 20, 2013 - Grammatical Forms of English Adjective Clauses
Similar to the adjective and adjective phrase in grammatical function, an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists...
November 27, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Noun Clause Modifiers
As a type of dependent or subordinate clause, adjective clauses consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that consists...
November 22, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Prepositional Phrase Modifiers
Adjective clauses, which are a type of dependent or subordinate clause, consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that...
November 15, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Verb Phrase Modifiers
Adjective clauses, which are a type of dependent or subordinate clause, consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that...
October 13, 2013 - Adjective Phrase Complement Dictionary
An adjective phrase complement is a word, phrase, or clause that completes the meaning of an adjective phrase. The three grammatical...
September 23, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Noun Phrase Modifiers
As a type of dependent or subordinate clause, adjective clauses consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that consists...
September 17, 2013 - Grammatical Functions of English Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses are dependent clauses that consists of a relative pronoun followed by a clause and that perform adjectival functions. Adjective...
September 7, 2013 - The Adjective Phrase Head in English Grammar
Adjective phrase heads are words that function as the heads of adjective phrases. An adjective phrase consists of an adjective plus...
August 20, 2013 - Using Adjectives and Adjective Phrases as Object Complements
Notional grammars define adjectives as words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective phrase is a phrase that consists of an...
April 18, 2013 - Using Adjectives and Adjective Phrases as Subject Complements
According to traditional grammars, adjectives as words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective phrase is a phrase that consists of...
April 17, 2013 - Using Adjectives and Adjective Phrases as Noun Phrase Modifiers
Traditional grammars define adjectives as words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective phrase is a phrase that consists of an...
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