I need help! Which of these sentences have a predicate adjective in it?
Jerry looks at the map.
Jerry looks ill today.
DOesn't "ill" describe HOW Jerry looks?
To identify if a sentence has a predicate adjective, we need to understand what a predicate adjective is. A predicate adjective is an adjective that comes after a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject of the sentence.
In the first sentence, "Jerry looks at the map," the word "at" is a preposition, and "the map" is the object of the preposition. The verb in the sentence is "looks," which is a linking verb, and "at the map" is not a predicate adjective because it doesn't describe or modify the subject "Jerry."
In the second sentence, "Jerry looks ill today," the verb "looks" is still a linking verb, and "ill" is an adjective that describes the subject "Jerry." Therefore, the second sentence, "Jerry looks ill today," contains a predicate adjective.
So, the sentence that has a predicate adjective in it is: "Jerry looks ill today."