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.

Alexander Pope

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.
Young modifies an understood noun person.
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.

At this point proceed to Exercise 11.

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