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Subject Complements

Subject Complements. Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nouns. Subject Complement. a word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. Common Linking Verbs.

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Subject Complements

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  1. Subject Complements Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nouns

  2. Subject Complement a word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject

  3. Common Linking Verbs am, is, are, was, were, been, being, look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain

  4. Predicate Nouns • follows a linking verb • renames or defines the subject • That dance is the waltz. • What is the subject? • What is the linking verb? • What is the predicate noun? (renames the subject)

  5. Predicate Adjectives • follows a linking verb • describes the subject, telling what qualities it has • The dancers are graceful. • What is the subject? • What is the linking verb? • What is the predicate adjective? (describes the subject)

  6. Let’s Practice! • Label the “S” subject, “V” verb and “PA” or “PN” predicate adjective or predicate noun. • Michelangelo was an artistic genius. • His styles of art were quite different. • Michelangelo became a sculptor.

  7. Let’s Practice! • Label the “S” subject, “V” verb and “PA” or “PN” predicate adjective or predicate noun. • His large, marble statues appear lifelike. • Many of his statues feel incredibly smooth. • Michelangelo became famous for his paintings.

  8. Let’s Practice! • Label the “S” subject, “V” verb and “PA” or “PN” predicate adjective or predicate noun. • His paintings in the Sistine Chapel look magnificent. • His career as an architect was challenging. • The dome of St. Peter’s Church was his plan.

  9. Let’s Practice! • Label the “S” subject, “V” verb and “PA” or “PN” predicate adjective or predicate noun. • In his later years, Michelangelo became a poet.

  10. Let’s Practice! • Complete each sentence below. First complete it with a predicate noun. Then complete it with a predicate adjective. • EX: The artist is my uncle. (PN) • EX: The artist is talented. (PA) • The painting is • The painting is

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