predicate adjective

predicate adjective

noun Grammar.
an adjective used in the predicate, especially with a copulative verb and attributive to the subject, as in He is dead, or attributive to the direct object, as in It made him sick.

Origin:
1880–85
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Predicate adjective is always a great word to know.
So is lozenge. Does it mean:
diamond
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Main Entry:  predicate adjective
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an adjective following a linking verb that describes the subject, such as 'roses are red'
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