Happy is the main lexical predicate here. It takes one argument: an experiencer--John. Tall takes one argument: a theme: Mary. (12) *John is being tall. (13) *Mary is being fond of red roses. (14) ...

People use these adjectives to describe characteristics and conditions, so they encompass many of the subcategories in this list. A predicate adjective will always connect with a linking verb to ...

Attributive adjectives are part of a noun phrase where they modify that noun (e.g. “gloomy” in the noun phrase “gloomy clouds”). Predicative adjectives are linked by nouns, pronouns, or verbs to ...

Prenominal adjectives precede the noun its modifies and it must occur in the same NP (see L222). Consider the italicized parts of the following two sentences: (1) The student is eager. (2) The eager ...