Metal, typically gold, but other metals may be used as well. Dentists may use metal inlays or onlays in back teeth, or molars, because of metalâs strength and durability. Today, gold is used less often than in the past because it is less cosmetically pleasing than other types of inlays and onlays. Porcelain matches the toothâs color. Previous.
A predicate adjective is a subject complement, a word or group of words that follows a linking verb or verb phrase such as is, am, were, smell, feel, taste, look, sound, have been, and did seem. predicate adjective is a subject complement, a word or group of words that follows a linking verb or verb phrase such as is, am, were, smell, feel, taste, look, sound, have been, and did seem.
An adjective phrase (or adjectival phrase) is a phrase that tells us something about the noun it is modifying. The head (principal) word in an adjective phrase will be an adjective.In the examples below, the adjective phrase is shaded and the head word (i.e., the adjective) is in bold:hen an adjective appears before its noun, it is very likely to be an attributive adjective. However, an adjective that appears after its noun can also be attributive. Predicative Adjective. A predicative adjective sits outside the noun phrase of the noun it modifies.