Name the adjectives in the following sentences, that are used to modify
nouns directly, and those that are used to modify nouns as part of the
predication or assertion made about them:—
1. She is a good girl.
2. I have a soft pencil.
3. He was ignorant of this fact.
4. The water is cold.
1. An adjective that modifies a noun directly is said to be in the
=attributive= relation; as, A _grand_ tree is the _stately_ oak.
2. An adjective that modifies a noun as part of the predication or
assertion made about it, is called a =predicate adjective=; as, This
apple is _sweet_. I am _glad_ you succeeded.
3. An adjective that is joined to a noun in a loose and indirect way is
said to be used in the =appositive= relation; as, All history, _ancient_
or _modern_ contributes towards my theory.