E-Lecture - Linking verb
  • The Shoes look expensive

Subject predicate adjective

  • Wleh seems drunk.
  • You look good.
  • Ade looks beautiful in her new dress.
  • Roses are red.
  • The new laptops were expensive.
  • The car is grey.

Linking verbs: Some of the linking verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will be, look, feel, seem, etc.

Examples

  • The facilities are excellent.
  • The Learners looked confused.
  • I feel sick.
  • They seemed rather upset.
  • The man felt unwell.

Postpositive Adjectives

Adjectives that are placed directly after a noun or pronoun are called postpositive adjectives. Postpositive adjectives are not as common in English as they are in other languages like French and Spanish.

For example:

  • The Governor General
  • The Princess Royal
  • Are you doing anything interesting this evening?
  • Nobody suitable applied for the post.
  • Those present gave their full support to the scheme.

Some of the popular postpositive adjectives are:

  • Director General
  • God Almighty
  • Whiskey Sour
  • Code Red
  • Time past
  • Life everlasting
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