🔤 Adherent Adjective ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
munseliq sifat, adherent adjective (wo sifat jo ism ke sath seedhi juri ho)
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ENGLISH
📚noun phrase
adherent adjective
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ədˈhɪərənt ˈædʒɪktɪv/
Phonetic: /ud heer unt aj ik tiv/
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DEFINITION
an adjective that stands directly adjacent to the noun it modifies (attributive adjective) rather than in a predicate position
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
In the phrase 'red apple', 'red' acts as an adherent adjective directly preceding the noun.
Linguists distinguish between an adherent adjective and a predicate adjective.
An adherent adjective provides immediate descriptive detail to the subject.
Grammar rules specify how an adherent adjective functions within the noun phrase.
Notice how the adherent adjective modifies the main subject directly.
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SYNONYMS
attributive adjective direct modifier
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ANTONYMS
predicate adjective
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