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Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective Notes (pg #1) Predicate Nominatives – rename the subject – they mean the same thing as the subject. They MUST follow a LINKING VERB! S – LV – PN The sentence can be flipped and meaning will remain the same. Ex. Mary is the new president of the club. president is the PN The president of the new club is Mary. DIAGRAMMING PN’s - The line must SLANT TOWARD the subject. Ex. Mark is the neighborhood clown. Predicate Adjectives – When an adjective following a linking verb modifies the subject, it is a predicate adjective. Ex. The air smells sweet. (Sweet is describing the subject – air.) sweet is a PA Ex. Sandy is friendly. (Friendly is describing the subject – Sandy) friendly is a PA DIAGRAMMING PA’s - The line must SLANT TOWARD the subject. Ex. The girl appears unhappy about her grade. girl appears unhappy Remember* A sentence will not have a PA and PN for the same verb. The subject and PA cannot be next to each other. Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective Notes (pg 2) is became seems appears Words most often used as linking verbs am are was were become smells remains could be sounds tastes looks stays turns have been has been had been be may be shall be will be ***If you’re unsure if a “sense” word is linking or action, put in, “is, are, was, were, am” in the original verb’s place. If the meaning stays the same, it is a LINKING VERB. If the meaning of the sentence changes or sounds ridiculous, it is an ACTION VERB. Ex. The cookie tastes sweet. The cookie “is” sweet. (The meaning does not change; therefore, tastes is a linking verb.) Ex. Sally tasted the cookie. Sally “is” the cookie. (The meaning changes; therefore, tasted is an action verb.) HOW TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DIRECT OBJECT (DO), AND PREDICATE NOMINATIVE (PN), OR PREDICATE ADJECTIVE (PA) 1. Find the verb. Decide if it is action or linking. (Use replacement verbs, “is, are, was, were, am” to decide.) 2. If it is an action verb that is followed by a noun and it answers whom or what, it is a direct object (DO) 3. If a linking verb is followed by a word that tells about the subject, the word is a predicate adjective (PA). If the word after the linking verb is a noun and renames the subject, the word is a predicate nominative (PN).