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1. Adnominal Adjectives An adnominal adjective is an adjective that modifies a noun that comes after or before it. The black cat drank the fresh cream. The audition calls for young, female actresses. The tiny baby was born prematurely. Finals week results in stressful days for students. Circle the grammatically-correct sentences. My very hyper puppy has destroyed my new pillows. The Tate gallery has an amazing heap of works of art. They lost their notion of time. He conditioned everything is a box of paper. He ate one half of the cake. 2. Subject Predicative Adjectives and adjective phrases thirdly function as subject complements. A subject complement is a word, phrase, or clause that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. The following italicized adjective phrases are examples of subject complements: My puppy is very mischievous. Christmas cookies smell delicious. The patient appears dehydrated and feverish. The apple pie you made tastes sour. My grandmother was rather forward thinking. The British are fond of fish and chips. 3. Object Predicative Adjectives and adjective phrases fourthly function as object complements. An object complement is a word, phrase, or clause that directly follows and describes the direct object. The following italicized adjective phrases are examples of object complements: Judeo-Christians consider Jerusalem holy. The little girl painted her bedroom bright pink. The preschoolers are coloring the trees purple and blue. The jury declared the defendant guilty. We voted her entry most original. Studying grammar makes me happy. 4. Appositives The fifth grammatical function that adjectives and adjective phrases perform is the appositive. An appositive is a word, phrase, or clause that supports another word, phrase, or clause by describing or modifying the other word, phrase, or clause. For example, the following italicized adjectives and adjective phrases function as appositives: The man, hungry and exhausted, fainted. Aware of the situation, the man called for emergency services. The fire, warm and inviting, burned brightly in the dark night. A stranger, rich and kind, paid for my dinner. Scared but alive, the toddler was found wandering alone in the woods.