No it cane be used as part of the subject - I think any adjective can.
The excellent movie made us all happy.
There is no predicate adjective in that sentence.
Helpless is the predicate adjective.
There is no predicate adjective in that sentence. If it read, "Bird feeders are useful by providing us with yearlong enjoyment," "useful" would be a predicate adjective. In this case the simple predicate "are" connects the adjective "useful," included in the complete predicate, with the subject "bird feeders."
A subject complement is the predicate adjective or predicate noun that follows a linking verb to rename or describe the subject.
Friends is a noun, so it's a predicate nominative.
a predictive adjective
Grateful can be a predicate adjective. Example: I am grateful. A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject. "Am" is the linking verb, "grateful" is the predicate adjective, and "I" is the subject.
There is no predicate adjective in that sentence.
Helpless is the predicate adjective.
"Noisy" can function as both an adjective and a predicate adjective. When used before a noun, it functions as a regular adjective (e.g., "a noisy neighbor"). When used after linking verbs such as "is" or "seems," it functions as a predicate adjective (e.g., "The class is noisy").
Yes because it can describe a noun--a popular person.
Mountain is a predicate noun.
The word "cute" in the following sentence: He is cute. A predicate adjective is just an adjective in the predicate of a sentence, or following a verb.
no, it is a Predicate Noun.
The test was long.A predicate adjective modifies or describes the subject.The movie was fun and interesting.Fun and interesting describe the movie making them the predicate adjective.
The verb that joins a subject to a predicate noun or a predicate adjective is called a linking verb.A linking verb is a verb that acts as an equal sign, the subject is or becomes the object.A predicate noun or a predicate adjective is a subject complement.Example subject complements:Mary is my sister. (Mary = sister, predicate noun)Mary's feet got wet. (feet = wet, predicate adjective)
A predicate noun and a predicate adjective are both called a subject complement.The predicate noun (also called a predicate nominative) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.The predicate adjective (also called a subject complement) is the adjective following a linking verb which modifies (describes) the subject of the sentence.Examples:Mary is my sister. (the predicate noun 'sister' restates the subject 'Mary')Mary's feet got wet. (the predicate adjective 'wet' describes the subject 'feet')