Q312673 - CEPERJ - 2015 - SEEDUC-RJ - Professor - Inglês

Questions 46 through 50 present some problems English learners

usually have. Mark the correct alternative for each question.

Consider the following noun phrase: ‘the only navigable river’.
Suppose a student asks you if there is a difference in meaning if ‘navigable’ is placed after ‘river’. The alternative with the correct answer and comment is:

a) there is a difference; when in attributive position, the adjective has an idea of permanence
b) there is a difference; when in predicative position, the adjective has an idea of permanence
c) there is no difference; adjectives can occupy both predicative and attributive positions
d) there is no difference; it is incorrect to place adjectives after nouns in English
e) there is a difference; when in attributive position, the adjective is a reduced adjective clause