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We should not forget that there are other ways of making comparisons using
adjectives: . . .
(not) as tall as . . . , . . . less tall than . . . , . . . least tall . . .
How ‘adjectival’ are these adjectives? Look at the adjectives in the table
below and put a tick where the property applies. Use your intuitions (or a
dictionary).
Table A4.1.1 How ‘adjectival’ are adjectives?
a.
dead
b.
glad
c.
large
d.
main
e.
aware
1. Attributive: ‘a ____ NOUN’
2. Predicative: ‘he’s ____’
3. Gradable: e.g. ‘very ____’
4. Comparative (with
-er or
more)
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