Adam struck at the standard-bearer and brought him reeling forward. The Napoleon of Notting Hill Gilbert K. Chesterton His standard-bearer was killed at his side, and the standard thrown down. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 J. Endell Tyler King Harald rode at the front of his army with his standard-bearer beside him.
Definition. A predicate adjective is an adjective that is used to predicate an attribute of the subject.efinition. A predicate adjective is an adjective that is used to predicate an attribute of the subject.
Definition: A word group with an adjective as its head. This adjective may be accompanied by modifiers, determiners, and/or qualifiers. Adjective phrases modify nouns.They may be attributive (appearing before the noun) or predicative (appearing after a linking verb), but not all adjectives can be used in both positions. An adjective phrase consists of an adjective which may be preceded and/or followed by other words. 2  The premodifier is always an adverb phrase, but the post-modifiers can be an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, or even a clause.