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Transcript
Predicate Nouns and
Adjectives
Unit 3 Verbs
Lesson 11
Predicate Nouns
• A noun in the predicate that renames the
subject is a predicate noun. (has to be a
noun)
– Luis is a boy.
Subject
Pred. Noun
– You could put the Predicate Noun in for the
subject and it would make sense.
Predicate Adjective
• An adjective in the predicate that
describes the subject.
– The man is tall and ugly.
Subject
Predicate Adjectives
• Follows a linking verb
– Linking verbs connect subject to adjective or another
noun
• English writer J.R.R.Tolkien became
famous for The Hobbit.
• Steps
• 1.) Find Subject
• 2.) Split your sentence(only use predicate)
• 3.) Is there anything that renames the subj
• 4.) Is there anything that describes the sub