A predicate adjective refers to the subject by describing it in much the same way that any adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.
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Predicate adjective
Synonyms for "predicate adjective" (7 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
adjective modifieradjective phrase
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
complement adjectivedescriptive adjective
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
predicative adjectivepredicative descriptorsubject complement descriptor
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesadjectivegrammatical term
More specific
4 entriesappearance predicate adjectivecolor predicate adjectiveshape predicate adjectivesize predicate adjective
Collocations
6 entriescolor predicate adjectivepredicate adjective examplepredicate adjective phrasepredicate adjective usagepredicative adjectivesize predicate adjective
Inflections
1 entriespredicate adjectives
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
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