Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predicate adjective

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: pred-i-cate ad-jec-tive
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of predicative adjective.

Example Sentences

"A predicate adjective refers to the subject by describing it in much the same way that any adjective modifies a noun or pronoun."

Inflected Forms

predicate adjectives (plural)

Questions

What does predicate adjective mean?: Alternative form of predicative adjective.

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