An adjective is a word that gives more information about a noun. We say that an adjective modifies a noun. Usually the adjective comes right before the noun.
The big dog chased the yellow cat.
The adjective big modifies the noun dog.
The adjective yellow modifies the noun cat.
A predicate adjective uses a different sentence structure. In this case, the adjective comes after the linking verb.
A predicate adjective sentence looks like this: The dog is big. The cat is yellow.
In this case, the linking verb is links the adjective big to the noun dog and the adjective yellow to the noun cat.
All linking verbs are a form of the verb to be.
Here are more linking verbs: am, are, was, were,
I am happy.
Janet was tired.
The boys were hungry.
The adjective at the end of each sentence modifies the noun at the beginning of the sentence.
An adjective modifies a noun. The adjective can come right before the noun it modifies, or the predicate adjective can come after a linking verb.
▶It’s your turn. Find the adjective in each of these sentences. Look at that new building. The building is tall. Did you find the adjective next to a noun and the predicate adjective? Good for you.