Question

the attributive use
Example: lame horse
blind man
•
tall tree
To qualify a noun or pronoun indirectly. This is called the predicative use .
Example
: The horse became lame.
The man was blind
The tree is tall.
Exercise
Underline the adjectives in the following sentences. Identify if they quality as
nouns directly or indirectly. Write A for direct attributive use and P for indirect
predicative use. The first one has been done for you as an example.
a Mr Carter is a kind man.
b. The boys are loud.
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Answer 1

Answer:

the attributive use

Example: lame horse

blind man

•

tall tree

To qualify a noun or pronoun indirectly. This is called the predicative use .

Example

: The horse became lame.

The man was blind

The tree is tall.

Exercise

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences. Identify if they quality as

nouns directly or indirectly. Write A for direct attributive use and P for indirect

predicative use. The first one has been done for you as an example.

a Mr Carter is a kind man.

b. The boys are loud.

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