Given below are two statements :
Statement I:An adjective is said to be used attributively when it qualifies a noun directly
Statement II: An adjective is said to be used predicatively when it qualifies a noun or pronoun indirectly
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
OptionĀ A is the correct answer.Ā Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Statement IĀ is true.Ā Attributive use means the adjective comes directly before the noun it describes.
Example: The red ball. (Here, "red" directly qualifies "ball.")
Statement IIĀ is also true.Ā Predicative use happens when the adjective comes after a linking verb like "is, seems, looks," and describes the subject indirectly.
Example: The ball is red. ("red" describes "ball" through the linking verb "is.")
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