No, "surgeon" is a noun, a singular, common noun; a word for a person.
The related adjective form is "surgical".
Now if you were describing a "deft surgeon", "deft" would be the adjective because it describes the noun.
Answer your own question by filling in the blank: The _______ doctor. You may be thinking trustworthy or incompetent or insensitive or kindly or whatever....
The adjective of doctor depends what adjective is that... because the adjectives have 2 general classes, it can be a descriptive adj./ limiting adj.
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No. It is a title, a noun, or more rarely a verb.
When used with another noun, it is called a noun adjunct, not an adjective, unless it is a possessive form.
No, it is not. Hospital is a noun (a medical facility), although it can be used as a noun adjunct in terms such as hospital gown, hospital food, and hospital building.
'Doctor' can be a verb or noun.
The verb 'feels' is a linking verb (blanket = scratchy); and the word scratchy is a predicate adjective.
The sentence "Jerry looks into the map" does not contain a predicate adjective. A predicate adjective is a word describing the subject that comes after a linking verb. An example is "Jerry looks confused," where confused is the predicate adjective.
A predicate nominative is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.A predicate adjective is the adjective following a linking verb which modifies (describes) the subject of the sentence.The word 'kind' is both a noun and an adjective and will function as either a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective. Examples:This brand is the kind that mom likes. (the noun 'kind' restates the subject noun 'brand')My neighbor was so kind during my recuperation. (the adjective 'kind' describes the subject noun 'neighbor')
No, the word 'joyful' is an adjective. An adjective that follows a linking verb and renames or modifies a subject is called a predicate adjective.Example: Mary is joyful about the news.A predicate noun is a noun or a pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or modifies a subject.Example: Mary is my sister.Both a predicate noun and a predicate adjective are called a subject complement.
A predicate noun (predicate nominative) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject. A predicate nominative is a function in a sentence, not a specific noun; any noun can be a predicate nominative. The word 'writer' is a noun.
The verb 'feels' is a linking verb (blanket = scratchy); and the word scratchy is a predicate adjective.
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.
In the sentence: The doctor is a man. The noun man is the predicate nominative of the linking verb 'is'.The word 'meekest' is an adjective, which can be a predicate nominative when used as the direct object of a linking verb: My boyfriend is humble but her boyfriend is the meekest.
The word "become" can function as both a linking verb and an action verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to its complement, indicating a state of being or a change in state. As an action verb, it describes the process of changing or transforming into something else.
"Depressed" is a predicate adjective. It follows the linking verb "seems".
The word was is a verb; past tense of the verb is. These (is and was) are often auxiliary (helper) verbs. Examples:Main verb: It was my aunt.Auxiliary verb: I was washing my hair.A predicate noun, or predicate nominative, is a noun or pronoun which follows the verb and describes or renames the subject. It is another way of naming the subject. It follows a linking verb.A predicate adjective, subject complement is the adjective that follows a linking verb; it is normally an adjective or a noun that renames or defines in some way the subject.The verb 'was' can be followed by a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. For example:Noun: Mary is my sister.Adjective: Mary is very smart.
The verb is were.The verb 'were' is a form of the verb 'to be'.The verb 'were' is functioning as a linking verb in this sentence. The object of the verb (suspicious) restates the subject (Trojans).A noun or an adjective that follows a linking verb is called a subject complement.An adjective functioning as a subject complement is called a predicate adjective. The word 'suspicious' is a predicate adjective.
A predicate nominative or a predicate adjectiverestates a noun following a linking verb or the object of a verb, telling something about the noun. The word 'tall' could be a predicate adjective or a predicate noun, depending on how it's used in a sentence. Examples:Predicate nominative: The size I need is a tall. (the noun tall is renaming the noun size)Predicate adjective: My brother is very tall. (the adjective tall is renaming the noun brother)
A predicate nominative renames or identifies the subject, while a predicate adjective describes or modifies it. To determine if the subject complement is a predicate nominative, see if it can be replaced with "is" or "are" without changing the meaning of the sentence. If it can, it's likely a predicate nominative. If it can be replaced with another adjective, it's likely a predicate adjective.
No. Glow is a verb. The word glowing can be used as an adjective.
The sentence "Jerry looks into the map" does not contain a predicate adjective. A predicate adjective is a word describing the subject that comes after a linking verb. An example is "Jerry looks confused," where confused is the predicate adjective.
The subject and predicate adjective must be connected by a linking verb, also called copula.