birthday and happy
No it cane be used as part of the subject - I think any adjective can. The excellent movie made us all happy.
The predicate is what is said about the subject.e.g. In "Joanne went to the shopping mall." ... 'went to the shopping mall' is the predicate.An adjective descibes a noun or pronoun. "Joanne bought some red roses." ... 'red' is an adjective.
It's somebody's birthday, Their first day on earth day. It's time to be happy and gay, so let's all drink a toast To our fair and charming host. It's somebody's birthday today!
Direct objects receive the action of the verb.Carl built a house. (a house is the direct object)Indirect objects receive the direct object.Martha handed me her hat. (her hat is the direct object; me is the indirect object)Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives follow a linking verb and rename or describe the subject.Carl is a carpenter. (a carpenter is the predicate nominative)Martha is happy. (happy is the predicate adjective)
Happy birthday is actually a copyrighted song. I don't know who by, but someone must be making heaps!
Every sentence has two things: a subject and a predicate (verb). When you are asked to give the predicate of a sentence, they probably want the complex predicate. If they ask for the simple predicate, that's another matter. Here is an example.The small dog named Lady walked across the street.In the sentence above, the complex subject is "The small dog named Lady"- it's everything that has to do with what the sentence is about. The complex predicate is "walked across the street. "- everything that has to do with what the subject is doing.The simple subject is just the bare minimum of information, without any description at all. In this case, it would be "Lady." The simple predicate is just the verb that's doing all the action- in this sentence, "walked."So to give a sentence with a simple predicate and predicate, you simply have to identify what is the active verb (simple predicate), and what else is associated with the verb (predicate).Happy hunting,Inky
Yes, it is, 'the end' is a sentence just like 'happy birthday', you may always f there are no subject and predicate in that little phrase but it's a sentence!
A linking verb wouldn't be a predicate adjective or predicate noun (predicate nominative). Verbs, adjectives, and nouns are different parts of speech.A linking verb connects the subject to a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative (subject complements). An easy was to identify a linking verb is that it acts as an equals sign.I am happy. (I=happy) Happy is the predicate adjective.Bob is a teacher. (Bob=teacher) Teacher is the predicate nominative. It's a noun, not an adjective.Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Nouns identify people, places, or things. Predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives are still adjectives and nouns, but they follow a linking verb.
A linking verb connects the subject to a predicate adjective or predicate nominative (both are also known as subject complements). Subject complements provide more information about the subject. Linking verbs act as an equals sign (=).Subject + linking verb + predicate adjective: Leah is happy. (Leah = happy)Subject + linking verb + predicate nominative: Justin is a musician. (Justin = musician)
the predicate is everything in the sentence except the subject example: the cats jumped through the wall.subject-the cat predicate-jumped throuh the wall.
While they say: "Happy Birthday _" to you, you can say a simple nice "Thank You
The subject complement is a predicate nominative if the word following the linking verb is a noun or a pronoun.The subject complement is a predicate adjectiveif the word following the linking verb is an adjective.Examples:Jack is my neighbor. (noun)The winner is you. (pronoun)Jane is pretty. (adjective)
A predicate nominative renames the subject of a sentence, while a predicate adjective describes the subject. Predicate nominatives: "He is a doctor." (doctor renames he) Predicate adjectives: "She is happy." (happy describes she) An object of a preposition is a noun that follows a preposition in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "She went to the store," "store" is the object of the preposition "to" because it is the noun that relates to the preposition by showing the destination.
a predictive adjective
No. A linking verb is followed by a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective. Examples: Barbara is a nurse. (nurse is the predicate nominative) Barbara is happy. (happy is the predicate adjective)
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. In the sentence "I am happy to meet you", happy is a predicate adjective. The word it's describing is the subject "I", a pronoun.
There is no part of speech called a 'predicate proper' in English.The predicate of a sentence is the verb and all the words related to that verb that tell something about the subject of the sentence.The simple predicate is the verb itself.The complete predicate is the verb and all the words related to that verb.Examples:Jane runs. (the simple predicate and the complete predicate is the verb 'runs')Jane runs in the park every morning. (the simple predicate is the verb 'runs'; the complete predicate is 'runs in the park every morning')Jane runs in the park then takes a shower before going to work. (this sentence has a compound predicate based on two verbs, 'runs' and 'takes', each with a group of words related to that verb)A possessive adjective is a pronoun that is placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.Examples:I made the pie from my mother's recipe.Your garden looks beautiful.We're planning a party for their anniversary.Jack rode his bicycle to school.Another interpretation of the question:"What are predicate, proper, and possessive adjectives".A predicate adjective is one that follows a linking verb. Example: Mary is happy. (happy is the predicate adjective)A proper adjective is one that is derived from a proper noun. Example: Jose wants to be an American citizen. (American shows "what kind" of citizen)Possessive adjectives as explained above.