PREDICATIVE ADJECTIVES

Μερικά επίθετα της αγγλικής χρησιμοποιούνται μόνον ως κατηγορούμενα,

δεν μπορούν να μπουν μπροστά από ουσιαστικό.

She was upset that he had stood her up.

My brother and I don’t look alike.

The baby was sound asleep.

• ablaze = φλεγόμενος
• abreast of = next to
• afire
• afloat = που επιπλέει
• afraid of
• aghast = άναυδος
• aglow = λαμπερός
• alike
• alive
• alone
• aloof = αποτραβηγμένος
• answerable to = υπόλογος σε
• ashamed
• asleep
• awake
• aware of
• fond of
• loath = unwilling
• poorly = ill   [BrE]
• subject to = υπόκειται σε
• tantamount to = ισοδύναμο με
• unaware of
• upset
• well = καλά στην υγεία του [= healthy / fit]

   

REFERENCES

Adjectives in English that Function Only Predicatively

http://www.brighthubeducation.com/esl-lesson-plans/41035-list-of-attributive-adjectives/

Greenbaum, S. & Quirk, R. (1990). A Student’s Grammar of the English Language. Harlow Essex: Longman

42. 144-145

Leech, G. & Svartvik, J. (1975). A Communicative Grammar of English. London: Longman

42. 193-194

Predicate [wikipedia]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_%28grammar%29

Predicates, objects, complements

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm

Swan, M. (1995). 2nd Ed.  Practical English Usage. Oxford: OUP

16. 10

The parts of a sentence.

http://arts.uottawa.ca/writingcentre/en/hypergrammar/the-parts-of-the-sentence

Thomson, A. J. & Martinet, A.V. (1986). 4th Ed.  A Practical English Grammar. Oxford: OUP

42. 33-34

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