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 . 37 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.

3. Position of Adjectives in Relation to Noun

Adjectives also appear in several other positions, not only in relation to nouns and verbs, but also in relation to pronouns. All the possible positions of adjectives will therefore be described here. a. In Relation to Nouns Attributive Position A noun head may have adjective modifier that appear before and after it in what is called a noun phrase. There are three position of adjective in relation to noun. There are three positions where an adjective can be placed: 38 1 Adjectives preceding a noun head Pre-Position Determiners and descriptive adjectives appear in this position before a noun it modifies. For example: The tall women sat down quickly. 37 Marcella Frank, Modern English: A Practical Reference Guide, New York: New York University, 1972, p. 110 38 Ibid, p. 112-113