Look at the sentence diagram.

the adjective in this sentence describes

ahmed.

lemonade.

from.

cup.

THE ADJECTIVE IN THIS SENTENCE DESCRIBES LEMONADE

The adjective in this sentence is describing "lemonade".

Explanation: In the sentence diagram provided, the adjective "pink" is describing the noun "lemonade", which is working as a direct object. Moreover, "pink" is a qualifying adjective. In other words, "pink" is expressing an attribute of "lemonade" since it is stating which is its colour. Furthermore, the adjective is premodifying "lemonade" because it is preceding this noun.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).