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Sentence Diagramming

Sentence Diagramming. Part 4: Linking Verbs, Predicate Adjectives, and Predicate Nominatives. What is a Predicate Nominative?. A Predicate Nominative: Is a NOUN or PRONOUN That follows a LINKING VERB And that refers back to the SUBJECT of the sentence

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Sentence Diagramming

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  1. Sentence Diagramming Part 4: Linking Verbs, Predicate Adjectives, and Predicate Nominatives

  2. What is a Predicate Nominative? • A Predicate Nominative: • Is a NOUN or PRONOUN • That follows a LINKING VERB • And that refers back to the SUBJECT of the sentence • Is sometimes called a “Predicate Noun” • Examples: • Jadier Molina is the catcher. • The Cardinals are a team. Linking verb Predicate nominative(noun) Linking verb Predicate nominative(noun)

  3. Diagramming Predicate Nominatives • A PREDICATE NOMINATIVE (Predicate Noun) is just like a direct object, except: • It follows a LINKING VERB. • It is diagrammed on the baseline with the subject and verb. • A diagonal line separates the verb and the predicate nominative. Example: Jadier Molina is the catcher. Jadier Molina is catcher subject - noun linking verb predicate nominative

  4. More Predicate Nominative Practice • Tony LaRusa is the team manager. is Tony LaRusa manager subject linking verb Predicate nominative • The Cardinals are the winners. are Cardinals winners subject linking verb Predicate nominative • The outfielders were an embarrassment. were outfielders embarrassment subject linking verb Predicate nominative

  5. What is a Predicate Adjective? • A Predicate Adjective is: • An ADJECTIVE (describing word) • That follows a LINKING VERB, and • describes the SUBJECT of the sentence. Example: The umpire is terrible. umpire is terrible subject - noun linking verb predicate adjective

  6. More Predicate Adjective Practice: • The crowd was fanatical. was crowd fanatical subject linking verb Predicate Adjective • This game is exciting! is game exciting subject linking verb Predicate Adjective • The new stadium will be awesome! awesome will be stadium subject linking verb Predicate Adjective

  7. PA & PN vs. Direct Objects? • Predicate Nominatives (PN) and Predicate Adjectives (PA) are similar to direct objects (DO), except: • They follow a linking verb, • They refer back to the subject (D.O. does not) • They are diagrammed with a diagonal line. • When determining a PA, PN, or DO, always: ***LOOK AT THE VERB*** Linking Verb = PA or PN Action Verb = DO

  8. PA, PN, & DO Practice: • The third-base coach was flabbergasted! was flabbergasted coach subject linking verb Predicate Adjective • The St. Louis Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning. scored Cardinals runs subject action verb Direct Object • Matt Morris should have been the pitcher. pitcher should have been Matt Morris subject linking verb(Verb Phrase) Predicate Nominative

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