Matakuliah : G0794/ Bahasa Inggris
Tahun
: 2007
PROBLEM WITH ADJECTIVES
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able
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• Identify the problems with Adjectives
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Contents
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Materi 1: Recognize -ly adjective
Materi 2: Use predicate adjectives correctly
Materi 3: Use -ed and -ing adjectives correctly
Materi 4: Exercises
Materi 5: TOEFL EXERCISE
Materi 6: TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISES
Adjectives
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An
adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.
In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:
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The truck-shaped balloon floated over the treetops.
Mrs. Morrison papered her kitchen walls with hideous wall paper.
The small boat foundered on the wine dark sea.
The coal mines are dark and dank.
Many stores have already begun to play irritating Christmas music.
A battered music box sat on the mahogany sideboard.
The back room was filled with large, yellow rain boots.
An adjective can be modified by an adverb, or by a phrase or
clause functioning as an adverb. In the sentence,
My husband knits intricately patterned mittens.
the adverb ``intricately'' modifies the adjective ``patterned.''
Some nouns, many pronouns, and many participle phrases
can also act as adjectives. In the sentence
Eleanor listened to the muffled sounds of the radio hidden under her pillow.
both highlighted adjectives are past participles.
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Possessive Adjectives
A possessive adjective (``my,'' ``your,'' ``his,'' ``her,'' ``its,'' ``our,'' ``their'') is similar
or identical to a possessive pronoun; however, it is used as an adjective and modifies a
noun or a noun phrase, as in the following sentences:
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I can't complete my assignment because I don't have the textbook.
Demonstrative Adjectives
The demonstrative adjectives ``this,'' ``these,'' ``that,'' ``those,'' and ``what'' are
identical to the demonstrative pronouns, but are used as adjectives to modify nouns or
noun phrases, as in the following sentences:
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When the librarian tripped over that cord, she dropped a pile of books.
Interrogative Adjectives
An interrogative adjective (``which'' or ``what'') is like an interrogative pronoun, except
that it modifies a noun or noun phrase rather than standing on its own (see also
demonstrative adjectives and possessive adjectives):
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Which plants should be watered twice a week?
Indefinite Adjectives
An indefinite adjective is similar to an indefinite pronoun, except that it modifies a noun,
pronoun, or noun phrase, as in the following sentences:
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Many people believe that corporations are under-taxed.
Attributive Adjectives
Adjectives which appear directly beside the noun, most commonly before, are called attributive,
because they attribute a quality to the noun they modify. More than one adjective can modify the
same noun.
Examples:
He washed the empty cup.
"Empty" is an attributive adjective, as it is placed directly beside the noun "cup." It is describing the
cup.
The chatter made the room noisy.
This is an instance in which the attributive adjective appears directly behind the noun. "Noisy" is
describing the "room."
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Predicate Adjectives:
Adjectives which appear after a linking verb are called predicative, because they form part of the
predicate. They modify the subject of the sentence or clause (a clause is a portion of a sentence which
contains a subject and a predicate).
Examples: The painting was colourful.
noun: painting
linking verb: was
adjective: colourful (describing the noun"painting")
The wind remained strong.
noun: wind
linking verb: remained
adjective: strong (describing the noun "wind")
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MATERI PENDUKUNG
1. http://www.learn4good.com/languages/t
oefl/toefl_stan_test2.htm
2. http://www.ets.org/ell/testpreparation/toefl/
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