Question

Identify the italicized part of the sentence. The birthday cake that Uncle Jake made was "delicious" A. subject B. predicate C. direct object D. indirect object E. predicate noun F. predicate adjective

Answer 1

The word "delicious" refers to the predicate adjective.
A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies (i.e., refers back to) the subject of the linking verb. A predicate adjective contrasts with an attributive adjective, which typically sits immediately before the noun it modifies.

Answer 2

In the sentence: The birthday cake that Uncle Jake made was "delicious", delicious refers to the predicate adjective.

An adjective is any word use to describe a noun, in this case, "delicious".

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