Introduction
Adjectives are determiners that can be placed in two different positions within a sentence to modify or describe a person or a thing.
Some adjectives are only used in the predicative position.
Form
Predicative adjectives are adjectives that appear after some verbs.
The most common predicative adjectives are: afraid, alike, alone, ashamed, asleep, awake, aware…
Example
- I am afraid of the future.
- He’s been asleep up to now.
- John and Tim look alike.
- She enjoys being alone at the moment.
- They felt ashamed at that time.
- Is the baby still awake?
- I am aware of her lack of punctuality.
Use
We use some adjectives only in predicative position to modify or describe a person or a thing.
Summary
When an adjective is placed after a verb, it is called a predicative adjective.
Some adjectives can only be predicative such as: afraid, asleep, alike, alone, ashamed, awake, aware…
For example:
— “He wasn’t aware of his surroundings.” = Aware of can only be used as a predicative adjective.
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