To parse adjectives:
Indicate that the word is an adjective.
Indicate what kind of adjective it is.
If it is a qualifying adjective, compare it and give its degree.
Indicate which noun the adjective modifies.
Parse the adjectives in the following sentence:
The faithful person will be rewarded.
Faithful is an adjective
It is a qualifying adjective.
Faithful compared:
faithful
more faithful
most faithful
In this sentence, faithful modifies the noun person
Parse the adjectives in the following sentence:
Her house is larger than mine.
Larger is an adjective.
It is a qualifying adjective.
Larger compared:
large
larger
largest
Larger is in the comparative degree.
Larger modifies the noun house.
Parse the adjectives in the following sentence:
The teacher is worthy of the highest praise.
The is an adjective. It appears in the sentence twice.
The is an article, and, thus, is a limiting adjective.
The first the modifies the noun teacher.
The second the modifies the noun praise.
Worthy is an adjective.
It is a qualifying adjective.
Worthy compared:
worthy
more worthy
most worthy
Worthy is in the positive degree.
Worthy modifies the noun teacher.
Highest is an adjective.
It is a qualifying adjective.
Highest compared:
high
higher
highest
Highest is in the superlative degree.
Highest modifies the noun praise.
Parse the adjectives in the following sentence:
Three wolves were killed.
Three is an adjective.
It is a limiting adjective.
Three modifies the noun wolves.
Parse the adjectives in the following sentence:
Give me this apple, and I will give you that.
This is an adjective.
It is a limiting adjective.
It modifies the noun apple.
That is an adjective.
It is a limiting adjective.
It, also, modifies the noun apple.
Parse the adjectives in the following sentence:
The field of combat fills the young and bold.
The is an adjective.
It is a limiting adjective.
It modifies the noun field.
Young is an adjective.
It is qualifying adjective.
Young compared:
young
more young
most young
It is in the positive degree.
Bold is also a qualifying adjective.
Bold compared:
bold
bolder
boldest
Bold is in the positive degree.
Bold modifies the understood noun person.
The is a limiting adjective.
It modifies the noun council.
Solemn is a qualifying adjective.
Solemn compared:
solemn
more solemn
most solemn
Solemn modifies the noun council.
Best is a qualifying adjective.
Best compared:
good
better
best
Best is in the superlative degree.
Best modifies the understood noun person.
The is a limiting adjective.
It modifies the understood noun person.
Old is a qualifying adjective.
Old compared:
old
older
oldest
Old is in the positive degree.
Old modifies the understood noun person.
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