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Prenominal (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 prenominal adjective in the phrase "a happy child" is "happy" as it modifies the noun "child" before it appears.
  • In the sentence "the big house on the hill," "big" is a prenominal adjective describing the noun "house."
  • The prenominal adjective "beautiful" in the phrase "a beautiful painting" provides more information about the noun "painting."
  • The word "old" is a prenominal adjective in the phrase "an old book" as it comes before the noun "book" to describe it.
  • In the phrase "a delicious cake," "delicious" is a prenominal adjective that modifies the noun "cake" before it appears.

Synonyms

  • Attributive
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