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 phrase can be an attributive adjective or a predicative adjective. Attributive Adjective. An attributive adjective is one that sits inside the noun phrase of the noun it modifies. Look at these two examples: When 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.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.