Three syntactic jobs
Before choosing a form, determine whether the adjective modifies a noun, forms the main predicate, or adds a secondary state to an event participant.
- The same lexeme can occupy all three jobs, but the available morphology changes with the construction.
| Job | Example | Form logic |
|---|---|---|
| attribute | интере́сная кни́га | long; agrees in case |
| primary predicate | Кни́га интере́сна. | short; gender/number only |
| primary predicate | Кни́га интере́сная. | long nominative |
| past predicate | Кни́га была́ интере́сной. | long instrumental |
| secondary predicate | Он счита́ет кни́гу интере́сной. | instrumental object complement |
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3.14 · Three syntactic jobs · table 1
attribute · интере́сная кни́га · long; agrees in caseprimary predicate · Кни́га интере́сна. · short; gender/number onlyMini-check
Classify: Он верну́лся уста́вшим. Classify: уста́вший студе́нт.
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- Say the Russian examples aloud, cover the model, and retrieve the pattern once before continuing.