Question

Underline the adjective in the following sentences and say whether ther have been used attributively or predicatively

1.Isha is a sincere child._____
2. A large bull attacked our village yesterday._________
3. The black dog on the street barked loudly all night.______
4. Old people are not necessarily wise._________
5.The cute little rabbit was hopping around a tree._______
6.Sarah is highly talented sculptor.__________
6.The old man next door is a little strange.____________
8.Habib knitted a beautiful scarf for his mother.________
9.The posters in Leela's room are beautiful.___________
10. These apples are delicious.___________​

Answer 1

1. sincere - attributive

2. large - attributive

3. black - attributive

4. old - attributive wise - predicative

5. cute - attributive

6. talented - predicative

7. old - attributive strange - predicative

8. beautiful - attributive

9. beautiful - predicative

10. delicious - predicative

Step-by-step explanation:

To distinguish an attributive from a predicative adjective, we must observe the following:

- An attributive adjective comes immediately before the noun it modifies. The sentence, in this case, can have any type of verb.

- A predicative adjective, on the other hand, comes after the noun it refers to. More specifically, it comes after a linking verb. It can thus function as a subject complement.

Let's illustrate this with two of the sentences above, both using the same adjective "beautiful":

8. Habib knitted a beautiful scarf for his mother. --> "Beautiful" is attributive in this case, since it comes immediately before the noun "scarf".

9. The posters in Leela's room are beautiful. --> "Beautiful" is predicative here, coming after the liking verb "are" and referring back to the noun "posters".