EXERCISE 3. WHICH ADJECTIVES SHOULD BE REMOVED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNNECE...
10. A cold icy wind is blowing from the northeast.
Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nouns
In some sentences, all we need to make a complete statement is a subject and a verb.
Birds fly.
S.
V.
John smiled.
But in other sentences, a subject and a verb may not be enough, especially if the verb
is a linking verb.
The milk tastes . . .
S.
L.V.
Andy is . . .
In each of the above two sentences, we must add a complement—a “completing”
word or expression—to the linking verb. For example:
The milk tastes sour.
L.V.