Answer:

– An Attributive Adjective comes before a noun. For example in the noun groups “dark evenings” and “mysterious events”, “dark” and “mysterious” are attributive. Some adjectives, such as “southern” and “indoor”, are always attributive.

– A Predicative Adjective (also called a predicate adjective) is an adjective that usually comes after a linking verb and not before a noun.

– A Substantive Adjective is used to replace a noun.

ADJECTIVES

ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES

• An attributive adjective is an adjective that comes before the noun it modifies without a linking verb. It is also called a direct modifier.

Examples:

• Go to your room, little kid.
• Bask off naughty dog.
• This red apple looks yummy and sweet.
• May I borrow your efficient laptop?
• This school has been my school for ten, long years.

PREDICATIVE ADJECTIVES

• A predicative adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the linking verb. It contrasts with an attributive adjective which typically comes before the noun it modifies.

Examples:

• The parrot is colorful.
• The vase is broken.
• The pupils are all intelligent.
• I was tired and exhausted.
• They were funny in their own way.

SUBSTANTIVE ADJECTIVE

• An substantive adjective is used to replace a noun in the sentence. Unlike other adjectives, this adjective does not modify any noun.

Examples:

• The rich are usually powerful.
• Every old and young alike is invited to come.
• The strong are encouraged to assist the weak.
• The sick were left behind.
• I prefer to choose the poor.

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