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What questions do predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives answer?
They answer the questions "How" or "what" :)
Is happy 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.
What follows a linking or action verb is called what?
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.
Is rather an adjective?
No, "rather" is an adverb.
What part of speech is rather dull?
Rather is an adverb, and dull is an adjective.
What questions do predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives answer?
They answer the questions "How" or "what" :)
Did not attend is a predicate adjective?
"Did not attend" is not a predicate adjective; it is a verb phrase. Predicate adjectives describe the subject of a sentence and typically follow a linking verb, such as "is," "seems," or "becomes." In contrast, "did not attend" indicates an action that was not taken, functioning as a verb rather than an adjective.
Which sentence has a word that is used as a predicate adjective Jerry looks at the map Jerry looks ill today Jerry looks into the microscope Jerry looks disdainfully at the pile of laundry?
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.
Is happy 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.
Can predicate nomitives and predicate adjectives be in a prepositional phase?
Yes, a predicate nominative can be in the form of a prepositional phrase. Example: Mary is in a hurry. (the prepositional phrase 'in a hurry' renames the subject 'Mary')A predicate adjective can't be in the form of a prepositional phrase because an adjective can't be the object of a preposition. An adjective can be part of a prepositional phrase when it is describing the noun object of the preposition.Example: Mary is in a big hurry. (the object of the preposition is the noun 'hurry', the predicate nominative)
What follows a linking or action verb is called what?
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.
Is it normal for your friend to smoke his own pubic hair?
No, that is rather disgusting and repulsive.
Is rather an adjective?
No, "rather" is an adverb.
is was and cleaning a subject or a predicate?
"In the sentence 'It was cleaning,' 'It' is the subject, 'was' is a linking verb, and 'cleaning' is a gerund acting as the subject complement. Therefore, 'cleaning' is not a subject or a predicate on its own, but rather part of the predicate in this sentence."
Can rather be an adjective?
No. Rather modifies a verb, or an adjective (e.g. rather tall). It is an adverb.
When you use a predicate noun?
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.
What part of speech is rather dull?
Rather is an adverb, and dull is an adjective.
