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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.