Separation anxiety disorder is the child or adolescent's excessive worry and apprehension about being away from their parents. Children with separation anxiety disorder often fear that their parents will be harmed in some way or will not return to them as promised.
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.
An adjective describes how something 'is'. For this reason, we often use the verb 'to be' when using adjectives. Adjectives are used to describe nouns. Example: He is a good doctor. They Rule: Adjectives describe nouns. Here are two types of sentences we use with adjectives. Subject + To be + Adjective.Tom is shy. Alice is happy.Subject + Verb + Adjective + Noun. That is a big building! Peter has a fast car. The adjective is always invariable. Adjectives don't have a singular and plural form OR a masculine, femine and neuter form. 2  Adjectives are always the same! 3  Never add a final-s to an adjective. 4  Adjectives can also be placed at the end of a sentence if they describe the subject of a sentence. 5  Example: My doctor is excellent.