Parts of speech: Difference between revisions

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** verbs that may be followed by an adjective (and not an object/noun) include:
** 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)
** instead, they have a "subject complement" since the adjective "complements" the subject (a noun)
** note that "I feel sad", "sad" is not describing the action "to feel", it is describing the subject "I"
=== postpositive adjectives: adjectives that follow nouns ===
* postpositive adjectives are uncommon but have a couple general uses:
** modifying "indefinite pronouns"
** postpositive adjective phrases for emphasis or comparison:
*** "The team needs a player ''better'' than that"
**** the adjective "better" describes the noun "player" but follows the noun instead of preceding
*** "A dog this ''big''"
* compound* words in which the noun follows the adjective:
** "attorney general"
*** "general is an adjective meaning "main" or "principle" (and not the noun meaning military commander)
*** thereby, to pluralize the compound word, the noun is plural but the adjective is not:
**** "attorneys general"
***** *note that "compound words" can be either "open", as in "boy scout" or full moon" or closed, as in "bullfrog" or "mailbox" or hyphenated, as in "long-term" or "on-campus"


== adverb ==
== adverb ==