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Adjectival Group
Exercise
An adjectival group is typically a group with an adjective as its head. That adjective is likely to be
modified either before the adjective (premodification) or after the adjective (postmodification or
qualification) or both. For example, in the adjectival group “very difficult indeed”, “difficult” is an
adjective in the Head position. It is premodified by “very” and postmodified or qualified by “indeed”
Identify the adjectival groups in the following sentences, distinguishing the pre and postmodifiers.
For example
He felt quite excited at the thought of such a good name
1. This article analyses the constitutional aspects behind the formation of the first and second National Governments, examining in particular the role of the king in the formation of the two governments
a role which, as will be seen, was rather more important than is usually thought
2. The third National Government was the type of coalition government with which British history is
much more familiar
3. A fee was paid to the ruling body and in the early years these were very low indeed
4. Reactiondiffusion mechanisms are very good at generating repeated patterns of many peaks of morphogen concentration
5. It is very convenient that the three digits are so unlike one another since they can be easily
recognized
6. Seaurchin embryos are very attractive for developmental biologists
7. Francis Crick once remarked that embryos seemed to be very fond of stripes
8. Some movements may be too slow for the human eye to detect
9. To them it is not good enough to say that the idea of a god has 'great psychological appeal'
10. The list of the poets he welcomed into CV's pages is more inclusive than that of any other small
magazine of the forties
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Identify the adjectival groups in the following sentences, distinguishing the pre and postmodifiers.
For example
He felt quiteexcitedat the thought of such a good name
1. This article analyses the constitutional aspects behind the formation of the first and second National Governments, examining in particular the role of the king in the formation of the two governments
a role which, as will be seen, was rather moreimportantthan is usually thought
2. The third National Government was the type of coalition government with which British history is
much morefamiliar
3. A fee was paid to the ruling body and in the early years these were verylowindeed
4. Reactiondiffusion mechanisms are verygoodat generating repeated patterns of many peaks of
morphogen concentration
5. It is veryconvenientthat the three digits are so unlike one another since they can be easily
recognized
6. Seaurchin embryos are veryattractivefor developmental biologists
7. Francis Crick once remarked that embryos seemed to be veryfondof stripes
8. Some movements may be too slow for the human eye to detect
9. To them it is not good enough to say that the idea of a god has 'great psychological appeal'
10. The list of the poets he welcomed into CV's pages is more inclusive than that of any other small
magazine of the forties