PREDICATE ADJECTIVES

What is a Predicate Adjective?

•It is an adjective that follows a linking verb.

•It describes the subject of the sentence.

•When an Adjective follows a linking verb…

it is part of the Predicate.

So… it is called a Predicate Adjective.

Not

ice…1 predicate adjective can modify a compound subject.

And…

2 predicate adjectives may be joined to modify the same subject.

Example:

The boy and girl are nice.

The teacher seems mean and strict!

Rem

embe

r…• Predicate Adjectives

come after the words they modify.

• They are separated from the subject by a linking verb.

Irregular Adjectives

The comparative

and superlative forms of

some adjectives…

Are completely different words

Here are

some of those forms:

• Next screen please

• good better best• bad worse worst• little less least• much more most

• many more most• far farther farthest