The verb 'feels' is a linking verb (blanket = scratchy); and the word scratchy is a predicate 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.
A predicate adjective (also called a subject complement) modifies the subject like other descriptive adjectives, it must follow a linking verb in a sentence.Example subject-linking verb-predicate adjective: You are funny.
They answer the questions "How" or "what" :)
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)
Not exactly. A predicate nominative (the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates the subject of the sentence) can be a subject complement; but a subject complement can also be a predicate adjective (the adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence).In other words, a subject complement can be a predicate nominative or a predicate 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.
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)
A predicate adjective is a type of adjective that describes the subject of a linking verb that it follows. It follows the linking verb in the sentence, and then refers back to it.
Key: Predicate Noun = PN Predicate Adjective = PA A PA is an adjective that is followed by linking verb a PN is a noun that is followed by a linking verb Linking Verbs: am is are was were be being been become because...
A predicate adjective (also called a subject complement) modifies the subject like other descriptive adjectives, it must follow a linking verb in a sentence.Example subject-linking verb-predicate adjective: You are funny.
A linking verb followed by a predicate noun renames the subject, while a linking verb followed by a predicate adjective describes the subject. To determine which is being used, consider whether the word after the linking verb is naming the subject (noun) or describing it (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").
A linking verb must be present to have a predicate adjective or predicate noun. Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, which can be a noun or an adjective that renames or describes the subject. Examples of linking verbs include "be," "become," "appear," "seem," and "feel."
They answer the questions "How" or "what" :)
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)
Pie is a noun. If it follows a linking verb, it's a predicate nominative.
A predicate adjective modifies the subject, to which it is connected by a linking verb.A noun used in the same way is called a predicate nominative.A subject