Attributive vs Appositive - What's the difference?
attributive | appositive |
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
Having the nature of an attribute.
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(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.
In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between attributive and appositive
is that attributive is (grammar) an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative while appositive is (grammar): a word or phrase that is in apposition.As adjectives the difference between attributive and appositive
is that attributive is (grammar|of a word or phrase) modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun while appositive is of or being in apposition.As nouns the difference between attributive and appositive
is that attributive is (grammar) an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative while appositive is (grammar): a word or phrase that is in apposition.attributive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In "this big house", "big" is attributive , whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
- Since both Attributes'' and ''Adjuncts'' recursively expand N-bar into N-bar, it seems clear that the two have essentially the same function, so that ''Attributes'' are simply pronominal Adjuncts (though we shall continue to follow tradition and refer to attributive premodifiers as ''Attributes'' rather than ''Adjuncts ).
Antonyms
* predicativeDerived terms
* attributively * attributive adjective * attributive noun * attributive verbNoun
(wikipedia attributive) (en noun)- In "this big house," "big" is an attributive , while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
- In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.
