ENGLISH I

Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives

Remember:A direct object can only follow an ACTION

VERB.What do we do if we have a linking verb?is, am, are, was, were, be, being, and been;

the sense verbs look, taste, smell, feel, and sound; and verbs like become, seem, appear, grow, continue, stay, and turn.

Predicate of a sentence

Two parts of a sentence:Subject and PredicateThe predicate INCLUDES A VERB and

describes the subject*Follows a linking verb*

Examples:They were absent from school.What were they?

The Rose smells fresh.How did it smell?

Predicate Nominatives (Nouns)

A predicate nominative or predicate noun completes a linking verb and renames the subject.

*Predicate nominatives complete only linking verbs.*

 1. An honest man should have been the leader of the country.

 2. Curt's favorite toy is his big truck. 3. Students' favorite food must be pizza.