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Adjectives are just one of several different types of noun modifiers, typically used to premodify or describe a noun. Do not confuse adjectives with nouns used attributively to modify other nouns. Adjectives have comparative and superlative degrees, can be used as predicate adjectives in copulae, and can themselves be modified by intensifiers and adverbs but not by other adjectives. Nouns in attribution fail all those tests.
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What's the difference between adjectives "supplementary" and "supplemental"?
I could potentially use alternative formulations like additional questions or extra questions, but my concern here is to understand the difference between adjectives supplemental and supplementary. …
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