Pengertian Classifying Adjective
Classifying adjective adalah adjective (kata sifat) yang menempatkan noun (kata benda) ke dalam kategori atau kelas.
Contoh Classifying Adjective:
- an annual report
- British terms
- a digital thermometer
- external memory
- French dishes
- medical representatives
- military badges
- nuclear power
- a passenger airline
- political ethics
- a weekly newspaper
- western culture
- a wooden table
Contoh Kalimat Classifying Adjective:
| 1 | The external memory provides large storage capacity. (Memori external tersebut menyediakan kapasitas penyimpanan yang besar.) |
| 2 | Did you buy this digital thermometer online? (Apakah kamu membeli termometer digital ini secara online?) |
| 3 | I’ve run out of the weekly newspaper. (Saya kehabisan majalah mingguan tersebut.) |
Secara umum classifying adjective bersifat non-gradable (tidak dimodifikasi di depan atau di belakangnya oleh adverb of degree: very, enough, a bit, extremely) dan tidak memiliki bentuk comparative “-er/more” dan superlative “-est/most”.
Tidak Ada:
- very external
- external enough
- more external
- the most external
Classifying Adjective Order
Jika ada lebih dari satu classifying adjective yang menerangkan noun, urutan yang normalnya digunakan adalah age – shape – nationality – material.
Contoh Classifying Adjective Order:
| Age | Shape | Nationality | Material | Noun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medieval | French | clothing | ||
| Swiss | cotton | fabric | ||
| round | wooden | tables |
Related Posts:
- Proper Adjective
- Absolute Adjective
- Cumulative Adjective
- Coordinate Adjective
- Qualitative Adjective
- Gradable Adjective vs. Non-Gradable Adjective
- Descriptive Adjective
- Indefinite Adjective
- Stative Adjective vs. Dynamic Adjective
- Inherent Adjective vs. Non-Inherent Adjective
References:
- Qualitative and Classifying Adjectives. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/qualitative-and-classifying-adjectives. Accessed on March 8, 2015.
- Classifying Adjective. http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/Classifying-Adjective.htm. Accessed on March 8, 2015.
- http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/7-12assessments/naplan/teachstrategies/yr2011/images/ll_adje_s23a_esl_worksheet.pdf. Accessed on March 8, 2015.
- Classifying Adjective. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/classifying+adjective. Accessed on March 8, 2015.