Inglise keele struktuur
Estonian
Poiss loeb raamatut. Loetakse raamatut.
Lapsed magavad sügavalt. Magatakse sügavalt.
7. Adjectives and adjective phrases; 4 properties of adjectives, the structure and functions of
the adjective phrase, syntactic subclassification of adjectives, semantic classification
adjectives.
The properties of adjectives:
a) They can freely occur in ATTRIBUTIVE functions, ie they can premodify a noun,
appearing between the determiner (including zero artice) and the head of a noun phrase:
an ugly painting, a roind table, dirty linen.
b) They can freely occur in PREDIACTIVE function, ie they can function as subject
compliment, as in `The painting is ugly', or as object compliment `He thought the painting
ugly'.
c) They can be premodified by the intensifyer very:
The children are very happy.
d) They can take COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE forms. The comparison may be my
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