predicative adjective

[John Dingley]

Hi,

Would anyone like to comment on the use of the predicative nominative
vs. instrumental in sentences with byt' in the past or future, e.g.

1. Sobaka, kotoraja oxranjala dom, byla serditaja/serditoj.
2. Glaza u nee byli krasivye/krasivymi.
3. Ja budu togda nekrasivaja/nekrasivoj.

Wade mentions this phenomenon on p.165, saying that the nominative is
"colloquial", while the instrumental is "typical of the written style".

John Dingley

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