{"id":389,"date":"2014-07-25T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/writershandbook\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=389"},"modified":"2017-01-04T23:32:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T23:32:28","slug":"21-14-predicate-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/chapter\/21-14-predicate-adjectives\/","title":{"raw":"21.14 Predicate Adjectives","rendered":"21.14 Predicate Adjectives"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">21.14<\/span> Predicate Adjectives<\/h2>\r\nSince linking verbs express a state of being instead of an action, adjectives are used after them instead of adverbs. An adjective that follows a linking verb is referred to as a <em class=\"im_emphasis\">predicate adjective<\/em>. Be careful not to use an adverb simply because of the proximity to the verb.\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s14_n01\" class=\"im_callout im_editable im_block\">\r\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Examples<\/h3>\r\n<strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Correct (adjective follows linking verb):<\/strong> Kelly is selfish.\r\n\r\n<strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Incorrect (adverb follows linking verb):<\/strong> Kelly is selfishly.\r\n\r\n<strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Correct (adjective follows linking verb):<\/strong> Beth seems eager.\r\n\r\n<strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Incorrect (adverb follows linking verb):<\/strong> Beth seems eagerly.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s14_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Linking Verbs That Can Be Followed by Adjectives<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s14_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>appear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>be<\/li>\r\n \t<li>become<\/li>\r\n \t<li>feel<\/li>\r\n \t<li>get<\/li>\r\n \t<li>grow<\/li>\r\n \t<li>keep<\/li>\r\n \t<li>look<\/li>\r\n \t<li>prove<\/li>\r\n \t<li>remain<\/li>\r\n \t<li>seem<\/li>\r\n \t<li>smell<\/li>\r\n \t<li>sound<\/li>\r\n \t<li>stay<\/li>\r\n \t<li>taste<\/li>\r\n \t<li>turn<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">21.14<\/span> Predicate Adjectives<\/h2>\n<p>Since linking verbs express a state of being instead of an action, adjectives are used after them instead of adverbs. 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