Adjectives after link verbs

 Adjectives after link verbs

Mbiemrat pas foljeve lidhëse

We use some adjectives only after a link verb:

Ne përdorim disa mbiemra vetëm pas një foljeje lidhëse:

afraid alive alone asleep content glad ill ready sorry sure unable well

Some of the commonest -ed adjectives are normally used only after a link verb:

Disa nga mbiemrat me -ed më të zakonshëm, normalisht përdoren vetëm pas një foljeje lidhëse:

annoyed bored finished pleased thrilled

We say:

Ne themi:

· Our teacher was ill.

· My uncle was very glad when he heard the news.

· The policeman seemed to be very annoyed.

but we do not say:

por ne nuk themi:

· We had an ill teacher.

· When he heard the news he was a very glad uncle.

· He seemed to be a very annoyed policeman.

Choose the sentence which is NOT correct.

Zgjidhni fjalinë e cila NUK është e saktë.

afraid and frightened

o Please, don’t be afraid.

o Please, don’t be frightened.

o Tom looked like an afraid rabbit.

o Tom looked like a frightened rabbit.

alive and living

o Is your great-grandmother still alive?

o Is your great-grandmother still living?

o The tsunami destroyed every living thing.

o The tsunami destroyed every alive thing.

asleep and sleeping

o The thief walked quietly past the asleep dogs.

o The thief walked quietly past the sleeping dogs.

o Shh! The children are asleep.

o Shh! The children are sleeping.

well and healthy

o George isn’t looking very well these days, is he?

o George isn’t looking very healthy these days, is he?

o Bright eyes are a sign of a healthy dog.

o Bright eyes are a sign of a well dog.

ill and sick

o I don’t like hospitals. They’re full of ill people.

o I don’t like hospitals. They’re full of sick people.

o Dave’s not coming to work today. He’s ill.

o Dave’s not coming to work today. He’s sick.