Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives Ms Anders English Predicate

Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives Ms. Anders English

Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives rename or describe the SUBJECT. PN PA Example: Lester friend of mine. Ansleyisisavery beautiful. “friend” renames “beautiful” theadjective subject, “Lester” “Friend” is a predicate nominativedescribes “Ansley” Beautiful is a predicate

PNs and PAs MUST follow a ______ LINKING verb. 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

Let’s try the steps and see if we can find the correct function for each of the following highlighted words. LV PN The top team Theintop theteam league is the Green Bay Packers. Step #1#3 Remove all Find prepositional phrases Step If. Step it’s linking verb, ask “what” or #2 the Verb “whom” verb. if it’s PN or PA, you Step # after 4 To the decide be action DO/IO must ask if. MUST the word is for a noun/pronoun (which would bebe. PN) or for adjective MUST linking PN/PA (which would be PA).

More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s 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

More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Veronica was a skilled athlete on the soccer field Prepositional Phrase ___________ was Verb __________ DO __________ NONE IO __________ NONE athlete PN __________ DO __________ NONE

More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Gary can be very friendly to new students Prepositional Phrase __________ (can) be Verb__________ NONE DO __________ NONE IO __________ NONE PN __________ friendly PA __________

More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. • Sponge. Bob and Gary live in a pineapple under the sea Prepositional Phrase __________ live Verb__________ Verb is intransitive NONE DO __________ NONE IO __________ NONE PN __________ NONE PA __________

More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Patrick gave Sponge. Bob a new jellyfishing net on Friday Prepositional Phrase __________ gave Verb__________ net DO __________ Sponge. Bob IO __________ NONE PN __________ NONE PA __________