Predicative is a grammar word. It tells you where a describing word sits in the sentence.

Predicativepredicative is a grammar word是個文法用語。 It tells you where a describing word sits它告訴你形容的字放在哪裡 in the sentence在句子裡。

A predicative adjective or phrase comes after a verb, most often after be, and also after seem, look, feel, become. In ‘She is happy,’ happy is predicative: it comes after is, and it tells you about she.

A predicative adjective or phrasepredicative的形容詞或片語 comes after a verb放在動詞後面，most often after be最常是be之後，and also after seem, look, feel, become也會在seem、look、feel、become之後。 In 'She is happy,' happy is predicative在「She is happy」裡happy是predicative的：it comes after is它放在is後面，and it tells you about she而且它形容的是she。

The other common seat for an adjective is before a noun, as in ‘a happy child.’ Same word, different place. Some adjectives almost only work the predicative way: we say ‘The baby is asleep’ and ‘He is afraid,’ but not ‘an asleep baby,’ and we rarely say ‘an afraid man’ in ordinary talk.

The other common seat for an adjective形容詞另一個常見的位置 is before a noun是放在名詞前面，as in 'a happy child.'就像「a happy child」。Same word, different place同一個字、不同位置。 Some adjectives almost only work the predicative way有些形容詞幾乎只能用predicative的方式：we say 'The baby is asleep' and 'He is afraid,'我們會說「The baby is asleep」和「He is afraid」，but not 'an asleep baby,'但不會說「an asleep baby」，and we rarely say 'an afraid man' in ordinary talk一般也很少說「an afraid man」。

You will meet predicative in grammar notes, not in the cafeteria. It has nothing to do with guessing the future — that other word is predictive.

You will meet predicative in grammar notes你會在文法筆記裡遇到predicative，not in the cafeteria而不是在餐廳裡。 It has nothing to do with guessing the future它跟預測未來沒有關係——that other word is predictive那個字是predictive。