predicate adjective

A predicate adjective is a word or phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun and follows a linking verb. Linking verbs, such as "be," "seem," or "feel," connect the subject of a sentence to its predicate. The predicate adjective provides additional information about the subject by answering questions like "What kind?" or "Which one?".123

For example, in the sentence "The sky is cloudy," "cloudy" is a predicate adjective describing the subject "sky". Predicate adjectives are distinct from attributive adjectives, which are placed directly before the noun they modify (e.g., the cloudy sky).1