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adjective, English part of speech part of speech, in traditional English grammar , any one of about eight major classes of words, based on the parts of speech of ancient Greek and Latin. The parts of speech are noun , verb , adjective , adverb, interjection , preposition , conjunction , and pronoun . ..... Click the link for more information. , one of the two that refer typically to attributes and together are called modifiers. The other kind of modifier is the adverb. Adjectives and adverbs are functionally distinct in that adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs typically modify verbs. In English, comparative adjectives end in –er or are preceded by more (e.g., "She is happier," "She is more capable"); superlative adjectives end in –est or are preceded by most ("happiest," "most capable"). English adverbs typically end in –ly ("happily"). Adjective and adverb are Indo-European form classes; some non-Indo-European languages lack specialized classes with analogous functions. BibliographySee P. Roberts, Understanding Grammar (1954) and Modern Grammar (1968); E. Finegan and N. Besnier, Language: Its Structure and Use (1989). |
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| His "figurative modernism" or "expressive cubism," which Hills glosses as combining "non-illusionistic shapes and colors" with his social concern, has long given up on employing color as an attributive dimension (Hills, "Expressive" 15). The technology also enables names of the elements that comprise a certain patent as well as attributive information on such elements to be attached beside each sentence, so that patent descriptions can be displayed in a easy-to-read manner. Ivanov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor and Vice President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, defines security in his monograph "Russia and the World in the New Millenium" as a system of attributive properties characterizing the state of its integrity, stability, relative independence and ability to develop as a result of being protected against destructive activities. |
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