Predicate Adjective, Definition and Examples

Predicate Adjective Examples in english

Predicate Adjectives

Predicate adjectives defines the general subject of a sentence. This kind of semantic word is normally used after the subject of the sentence, which is a pronoun or noun. The descriptive word is also linked to any sentence that contains a link in its content. The linking verb functions to connect any verb with a descriptive name, word or pronoun.
For example predicate adjective examples; pleasures, sounds, looks, smells, feelings, grow, appear, keep, become and remain.

Let’s examine an example sentence predicate adjective:

The tree is small.

Issues to be considered to find the predicate adjective in this sentence are as follows;

The question of what are the parts of this sentence is the first question to be asked. To find an predicate adjective in this example, we must find that the subject of the sentence is a pronoun or noun that tells the subject of the sentence or what it is about. The main subject of the sentence given in this example is the ‘’tree’’.

A linking verb is used to link a word that renames or describes objects. In our example, we can see that there is a linking within the sentence we give. The adjective clause in this example sentence is long. This word completely follows the verb of connection and explains the tree.

The predicate is the main theme of the sentence and tells what it is. It takes the name of an adjective. Because predicate adjectives are found in predicate sentences. The loading of our sentence in the example is ‘’small’’.  The predicate in this example includes linking verb and predicate adjectives. To find the adjective, it is necessary to pay attention to the subject + linking verb + predicate adjective order.

Why Predicate Adjectives Matters?

Predicate adjectives are important for two different reasons. These;

1. The envelope is not used where adjective is required.

A linking verb should only be completed with a predicate adjective or predicate candidate (ie a pronoun or noun). It can never be completed by an envelope. For example;

Your dinner tastes badly. (False)

(The word ‘’tastes’’ functions as a linking verb. ‘’Badly’’ functions as an envelope that cannot be used to complete a linking verb in general.)

Your dinner tastes bad. (True)

(The ‘bad’ used in this example sentence functions as predicate adjectives.)

A little generalization, this type of error is typically made by people who know enough language to consciously consider using an envelope or adjective. Usually they use envelopes, knowing that envelopes completely replace verbs. However, “tastes” is not a normal verb, but rather acts as a linking verb and can be completed in an adjective, but not in any way.

2. When speaking a foreign language, it is necessary to use the correct meaning.

Adjectives in the English language do not change depending on their predictive or qualitative use. Therefore, except for the envelope and adjective mixture discussed in the above article, the predicate adjective does not cause many writing errors for people whose native language is completely English. However, if you are at the stage of learning a foreign language whose subject changes the state of the sentence completely, you should pay considerable attention to predicate adjectives.