She was very proud of her long hair.
He bought two brown bread rolls.
Adjectives placed before a noun in this way are generally referred to as occurring in the attributive position.
2.2.2. Predicative position
Adjectives can also occur as complements of the verb to be and other link verb such as become, feel or seem Cyssco, 2008:76.
Examples:
Her smile is beautiful.
She didn’t seem happy to see me.
Adjectives placed after the verb in this way are generally referred to as occurring in the predicative position.
When information contained in an adjective is not the main focus of a statement, then the adjective is usually placed before the noun in the attributive
position.
2.3. The Definition of Demonstrative Adjective
Demonstrative Adjective is an adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural, and whether
it is near or far from the speaker or writer http:en.wiktionary.orgwikidemonstrative_adjective.
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2.4. The Usage of Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives follow the same rules as other adjectives, and can be used either attributively or predicatively Parsons, 2008:
http:www.englishclub.com.
1. Attributive Usage
When a demonstrative adjective is used to directly modify a noun, it is said to be used attributively. A noun with an attributive adjective is said to comprise
an adjective phrase for example, this man, where the adjective this modifies the noun man and the two words comprise a phrase.
Attributive adjectives have the following properties: 1.
They follow the noun they modify 2.
They agree with the noun they modify in: • Gender
• Number • Definiteness if the noun is definite, the adjective must be, too
Examples:
Feminine Masculine
This woman This man
These women These men
Feminine Masculine
That woman That man
Those women Those men
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In these examples, notice how the demonstrative adjectives appear after their nouns with which they agree in gender, number, and definiteness. In each case the
adjective is being used attributively.
2. Predicate Usage
Recall that predicate adjectives have the following properties:
1. They appear before the noun they modify
2. They agree with the noun they modify in:
• Gender • Number
• but not in definiteness When a demonstrative adjective functions this way, it is actually behaving
substantively as a pronoun which we call a demonstrative pronoun. Examples:
Feminine Masculine
This is the woman This is the man
These are the women These are the men
Feminine Masculine
That is the woman That is the man
Those are the women Those are the men
In these examples, notice how the demonstrative pronouns appear before their nouns with which they agree in gender, number but not in definiteness
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2.5. The Classification of Demonstrative Adjectives.
