Introduction
Adjectives are determiners that can be placed in two different positions within a sentence to modify or describe a person or a thing.
Some adjectives are only used in the attributive position.
Form
Attributive adjectives are adjectives that appear only before nouns.
The most common attributive adjectives are: elder, little, live, main, mere…
Example
- His elder brother cancelled his wedding.
- They have a little calendar.
- We sell live seafood in the market every day.
- This is the main problem at the moment.
- He had a mere headache last night.
Use
We use some adjectives only in attributive position to modify or describe a person or a thing.
Summary
When an adjective is placed before a noun, it is called an attributive adjective.
Some verbs are only attributive such as: elder, little, live, main, mere.
For example:
— “Their elder daughter got married.” / “Their daughter is elder than mine.” = Elder can only be used as an attributive adjective.
— “She has a little bed.”/ “Her bed is little.” = Little can only be used as an attributive adjective.
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