Classifying adjectives are adjectives that are used to classify. They tell us 'what type'. Classifying adjectives place people and things into classes and groups. They are non- gradable. In this sentence, the classifying adjective, "passenger", describes the type of train. This is a sentence with a classified adjective in it: We boarded the passenger train.
More examples are:
Our family has Irish stew every Friday.
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Do you live in the northern hemisphere?
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I can play a musical instrument
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I have a white mouse.
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We watched the royal wedding.
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Sara selected the female kitten at the pet store.
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Jack took a brown waffle from the breakfast shop.
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On Saturdays we go to a french buffet.
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In the sentence, 'I saw a brown dog', 'brown' is the classified adjective because it is describing what the colour of the dog.
Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that an adjective used to classify tells us what type something is.
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