The Usage of English Adjectives as Predicates

Predicate is a grammatical noun and belongs to the subject complement. Refers to the words or clauses that describe the identity, nature, personality, characteristics and state of the subject. Predicates are usually served by nouns, adjectives, prepositional phrases, gerunds, infinitives and adverbs, and are usually located after the copula. Let's follow me to see how English adjectives are predicative. I hope it helps you.

1) Many adjectives starting with a, such as sleeping, scared, awake, lonely, conscious, alive, on fire, and so on.

take for example

He was so tired that he fell asleep soon. Whether he was alive or dead in the earthquake is still unknown.

2) This kind of adjective can sometimes be used as a postattribute after a noun.

take for example

He is one of the people who are still alive after the flood. The old man was the only one awake at that time.

3) Some adjectives, such as similar, separate, wrong, on fire, drifting, floating and walking, are predicative adjectives and adverbs, and their usage is different.

For example, the twins are so alike that it is difficult to tell them apart. My brother and I both like pop music.

4) some adjectives, such as ill ill, well, discomfort, fit, poorly, etc. , usually used as a predicative.

take for example

I don't feel well. I need to see a doctor. How to keep healthy is a hot topic recently.