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Predicate Nouns and Predicate
Adjectives
UNIT 3 LESSON 10
GRADE 8
Remember
Predicate
 A complete predicate is a verb and everything after it
 The dog
/ is hungry
Linking verbs
 A non-action verb that links a subject to a word in
the predicate that refers back to the subject.
 The dog is hungry– is links dog to hungry
Predicate Noun
 Sometimes the word that is linked to the subject is
the a noun that renames the subject
 This is called a PREDICATE NOUN
 Ghina is a girl
 Cheese is a dairy product.
 Science is a subject
Predicate Adjective
 Other times, the word in the predicate that is linked
to the subject is an adjective that describes the
subject.
 These are called PREDICATE ADJECTIVES
 Laptops are expensive.
 Barbies are adorable.
 Toy towns are fun.
Don’t Confuse!!!
 Remember that being verbs can sometimes be
helping they are not always linking verbs.
 Example:
 Thouria is teaching a lesson.
 Thouria is my teacher.
Compound
 Like everything else, PN and PA can be compound
Sara is my friend and teacher.
Lara is smart and annoying.
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