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=== nouns and verbs as adjectives === | === nouns and verbs as adjectives === | ||
* when a noun or an adverb modify a noun, they are acting like adjectives | * when a noun or an adverb modify a noun, they are acting like adjectives | ||
** note that they act like but are not adjectives | |||
** see "Noun as modifier (attributive)" below | ** see "Noun as modifier (attributive)" below | ||
*** ex.: "dog food" = "dog" describes the kind of food, even though "dog" is a noun" | *** ex.: "dog food" = "dog" describes the kind of food, even though "dog" is a noun" | ||
** see "past participle" under Verbs | ** see "past participle" under Verbs | ||
*** ex.: "cooked food" = "cooked" describes the kind of food, even though "cook" is a verb | *** ex.: "cooked food" = "cooked" describes the kind of food, even though "cook" is a verb | ||
=== adjectives following subject-verb === | === adjectives following subject-verb (linking verb) === | ||
* sometimes adjectives stand alone following a verb | * sometimes adjectives stand alone following a verb | ||
** ex. "Josephus felt sad" | ** ex. "Josephus felt sad" | ||
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*** if it were, it would an adverb, as in "Josephus felt badly for the hurt boy" | *** if it were, it would an adverb, as in "Josephus felt badly for the hurt boy" | ||
**** "badly" = adverb that modifies the verb "felt | **** "badly" = adverb that modifies the verb "felt | ||
** verbs that may be followed by an adjective (and not an object/noun) include: | * verbs that connect an adjective to a subject are called "linking verbs" | ||
** linking verbs that may be followed by an adjective (and not an object/noun) include: | |||
*** ''be, feel, taste, smell, sound, sound, look, appear, seem'' | *** ''be, feel, taste, smell, sound, sound, look, appear, seem'' | ||
* these sentences, therefore do not have objects (nouns) | * these sentences, therefore do not have objects (nouns) | ||