"To them these creatures look rather slimy and repulsive."
The predicate adjectives are 'slimy' and 'repulsive', renaming the antecedent 'creatures'.
They answer the questions "How" or "what" :)
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 linking verb is followed by a "complement," either a "predicate nominative" or a "predicate adjective." An action verb is followed by one or more of an object and adverb. An object or adverb may be a phrase or clause rather than a single word.
No, "rather" is an adverb.
Rather is an adverb, and dull is an adjective.
They answer the questions "How" or "what" :)
A predicate adjective is a term for an adjective that comes after a linking verb rather than before a noun. Out of these choices, the sentence, "Jerry looks ill today," uses a predicate adjective.
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.
The sentence "Are you certain of that?" has no direct object. The only verb is "are", and it is a linking verb rather than an action verb, so "certain" is a predicate adjective.
A linking verb is followed by a "complement," either a "predicate nominative" or a "predicate adjective." An action verb is followed by one or more of an object and adverb. An object or adverb may be a phrase or clause rather than a single word.
No, that is rather disgusting and repulsive.
No. Rather modifies a verb, or an adjective (e.g. rather tall). It is an adverb.
No, "rather" is an adverb.
A predicate noun (also called a predicate nominative) is part of the predicate of a sentence rather than being the subject. A predicate noun follows a linking verb. The predicate noun is used to tell what the subject is, was, became, look, seem, etc.Jason is my cousin.Lucy's favorite color is yellow.When we were kids, we were called The Moppets.
Rather is an adverb, and dull is an adjective.
A predicate noun or pronoun is part of the predicate of a sentence rather than being the subject and serves to modify or describe that subject.Summer days seem an illusion.
A subject complement (either a predicate nominative or predicate adjective) follows a linking verb. Examples: Kathy is sick. ("sick" is the predicate adjective) Ryan is a teacher. ("teacher" is the predicate nominative)