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.
fine adjective or adverb. It's an adjective functioning as a Predicative Complement. A Predicative Complement is a Complement of the verb that describes the Subject or Object. In this case it is describing the Subject. Predicative Complements can be noun phrases, adjective phrases and preposition phrases, but hardy ever - if ever at all - adverbs. The reason we use an adjective phrase here is that this phrase is describing a noun phrase. Modifiers of noun phrases are usually adjectives, not adverbs. Consider the following examples: I'm happy. I'm cold. I'm assiduous. *I'm happily. (adverb as PC, ungrammatical) *I'm coldly.