Predicate Adjective

A Predicate Adjective is an adjective that modifies (complements/completes) a sentence subject via a Linking Verb (e.g. is, seems).

• Context:
  • It can (typically) agrees with the Subject in number, gender, and case.
• Example(s):
  • “happy” ⇒ "They are [happy].”
  • “happy” ⇒ "That made me [happy].”
• Counter-Example(s):
  • “model student” ⇒ "John is a [model student].”, a Predicate Nominal.
  • “happy” ⇒ "A [happy] person would enjoy this movie.”, an Adjective.
  • “arboreal”, etc. ⇒ “Most monkeys are [arboreal] creatures that inhabit [tropical] or [subtropical] areas.”, are Adjectives.
• See: Predicate Phrase, Sentence Subject, Subjective Complement, Predicate Nominal.

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References

2009

• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective
  • Predicative adjectives are linked via a copula or other linking mechanism to the noun or pronoun they modify; for example, happy is a predicate adjective in "they are happy" and in "that made me happy." (See also: Predicative (adjectival or nominal), Subject complement.)
• rmfs1.ortn.edu/myschool/mcain/Web/Grammar%20Flashcards.mht
  • an adjective in the predicate that follows a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject.

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