0 If a word or phrase is used predicatively, it follows a verb rather than being used before a noun:
Some adjectives, such as "asleep", can only be used predicatively.
The adjective "old" can be used either predicatively or attributively.
The phrase “the day was warm” shows the adjective “warm” used predicatively.
Emojis and emoticons can be used predicatively, as in “I feel :-( about that.”
