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Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives

Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives. Mr. Vanden Bergh Language Arts. PN. PA. 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”

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Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives

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  1. Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives Mr. Vanden Bergh Language Arts

  2. PN PA 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

  3. 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 subject Step #3 Find the verb Step #4 Decide whether the verb is action or linking. • If it is action, choose DO/IO • If it is linking, choose PN/PA

  4. PN LV Let’s try the steps and see if we can find the correct function for each of the following highlighted words. The top team The top team in the league is the Green Bay Packers is the Green Bay Packers. Step #1 Remove all prepositional phrases Step #3 If it’s linking verb, ask “what” or “whom” after the verb. Step #2 Find the Verb Step # 4 To decide if it’s 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

  5. 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 PA ____________________ NONE

  6. 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. on the soccer field Prepositional Phrase _____________________ was Verb ____________________ DO ____________________ NONE IO ____________________ NONE athlete PN ____________________ PA____________________ NONE

  7. 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. to new students Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____________________ DO ____________________ IO ____________________ PN ____________________ PA ____________________ (can) be NONE NONE NONE friendly

  8. Verb is intransitive More Practice:Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s 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

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

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