Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives

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Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives

• Mr. Vanden Bergh
• Language Arts

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Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives
rename or describe the SUBJECT.
Lester is a friend of mine.
Ansley is very beautiful.
Example
friend renames the subject, Lester Friend
is a predicate nominative
beautiful describes Ansley Beautiful is a
predicate adjective
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PNs and PAs MUST follow a ___________ verb.
LINKING
You can decide whether to use PN and PA or DO and
IO by following these steps.
Step 1 Remove the prepositional phrases
Step 2 Find the verb
Step 3 Decide whether the verb is action or
linking.
If it is action, choose DO/IO
If it is linking, choose PN/PA
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Lets try the steps and see if we can find the
correct function for each of the following
highlighted words.
The top team
in the league
is the Green Bay Packers.
The top team
is the Green Bay Packers
Step 1 Remove all prepositional phrases
Step 3 If its linking verb, ask what or
whom after the verb.
Step 2 Find the Verb
Step 4 To decide if its PN or PA, you must ask
if the word is a noun/pronoun (which would be PN)
or adjective (which would be PA).
MUST be action for DO/IO
MUST be linking for PN/PA
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More PracticeFollow the steps and find the
complement. Decide if its DO, IO, PN, or PA.

• Jerry and his sister like pepperoni pizza.

NONE
Prepositional Phrase _____________________
like (action)
Verb ____________________
pizza
DO ____________________
IO ____________________
NONE
PN ____________________
NONE
DO ____________________
NONE
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More PracticeFollow the steps and find the
complement. Decide if its DO, IO, PN, or PA.

• Veronica was a skilled athlete on the soccer
  field.

on the soccer field
Prepositional Phrase _____________________
was
Verb ____________________
DO ____________________
NONE
IO ____________________
NONE
athlete
PN ____________________
DO ____________________
NONE
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More PracticeFollow the steps and find the
complement. Decide if its DO, IO, PN, or PA.

• Gary can be very friendly to new students.

to new students
Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____
________________ DO ____________________ IO
____________________ PN ____________________ PA
____________________
(can) be
NONE
NONE
NONE
friendly
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More PracticeFollow the steps and find the
complement. Decide if its DO, IO, PN, or PA.

• SpongeBob and Gary live in a pineapple under the
  sea.

Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____
________________ DO ____________________ IO
____________________ PN ____________________ PA
____________________
in a pineapple under the sea
live
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
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More PracticeFollow the steps and find the
complement. Decide if its DO, IO, PN, or PA.

• Patrick gave SpongeBob a new jellyfishing
  net on Friday.

on Friday
Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____
________________ DO ____________________ IO
____________________ PN ____________________ PA
____________________
gave
net
SpongeBob
NONE
NONE