Adjectives in verbs (She is older than me.)

[Hotencool]

hi all, I found this on the site shared by Miss russia lol

it says that...

After a verb, other words must be used.

She is older than me. (NOT …elder than me.)

The fish is still alive. (NOT … is still live.)

Their house is small. (NOT … is little)

The baby fell asleep. (NOT …fell sleeping.)

please help us understand this please....what after a verb other words must be used.

thansk

[Mister Micawber]

Some adjectives are not used in predicative position. This is true of only a few adjectives, such as the ones you have listed (although I would disagree with the 'small/little' difference-- I think 'little' is generally fine as a predicate adjective).
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[Hotencool]

thank you again sir, but how can I check if my adjective is wrong like older vs elder...that other word is confusing, what other word?

just like the difference when the link falls down is wrong, that it should be when the link goes down....so confusing....thank you