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Is the underlined word a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective the grass grew tall near the abandoned factory the underlined word is tall
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Is the underlined word a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective

the grass grew tall near the abandoned factory

the underlined word is tall

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This is a predicate adjective, as it immediately follows a copulative (=linking) verb "to grow". If it said - The tall grass, then "tall" would be nominative. This way it isn't, it is a predicative adjective.
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