Attributive (Adjective)
Meaning
Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The word "beautiful" is an attributive adjective in the phrase "a beautiful sunny day".
- In the sentence "the big house", "big" is an attributive adjective that modifies the noun "house".
- In the phrase "happy memories", "happy" is an attributive adjective describing the type of memories being referred to.
- The attributive adjective "industrial" is used to describe the type of equipment in the phrase "industrial equipment".
- "Vibrant" is an attributive adjective in the sentence "the vibrant colors of the painting caught her eye".