The definition of Adjective
Fried rice is one of the most Indonesian food. My sister likes west singers.
2 Participial Adjectives
This kind of adjectives is divided into two, they are: a
Present Participle It is formed by adding suffix “-ing”. Look at the examples:
This building has a lot of meeting room. 11
th
of September is a celebrating day of my sister. b
Past Participle It is formed by the third form of verb. Here are the
examples: A bored teacher
A spoiled daughter A tired baby sitter
c Adjective Compounds
Adjective compounds consist of two or more adjectives, and it divided into two:
1 With participles
a Present participle, such as a good looking girl, a heart-
breaking story, an English-speaking student, etc. b
Past participle, such as a turned-up nose, new-born kittens, ready-made clothes, etc.
2 With –ed added to nouns functioning as the second element of a
compound. The first element is usually a short adjective, such as ill- tempered, far-sighted, blue-eyed, etc.
These compounds are usually written with hyphens, but sometimes they are not. Reflecting the general tendency to use fewer hyphens, some
dictionaries give as single words a number of the compounds we have just listed such as heartbreaking, absentminded, and newborn
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Other adjective compounds include various syntactic combinations. 1
A prepositional phrase, such as a wall-to-wall carpet, etc. 2
An infinitive, such as a never-to-be-forgotten plot, etc. 3
Coordinate elements joined by and, such as a life-and-death struggle, etc.
Some set phrases or specially coined phrases may also function as adjective compounds, such as a get-rich-quick scheme, a catch-as-catch-
can policy, a publicity-shy actor.