Complete Definition of "predicative adjective"

wikipedia|Adjective
English

Noun
en-noun|sg=predicative adjective

  1. grammar An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modify|modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.

#: �Complicated� is a predicative adjective in the sentence �Grammar is complicated.�

Usage notes
In English, predicative adjectives usually follow both the noun clause that it modifies and the copula. Sentences with can be constructed in inverted order, e.g.:

Translations
trans-top|adjective that follows noun
Dutch: t|nl|predicatief t+|nl|bijvoeglijk naamwoord|n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:Types of adjective

Revision and Credits for"predicative adjective"
  • 2007-09-21 20:49 - Rodasmith - refine def (not always an auxilliary verb, often a noun clause, predicative adjectives do not necessarily follow the noun or verb); usage notes

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