FFW  Take out homework: Vocab. and Summary Worksheet  Trade summary sheets with a neighbor, fill in information your partner may be missing or correct any errors in plot.

Homework Review  Review Vocab. Unit #9 – Completing the Sentence

Linking Verbs  A linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group that renames or describes the subject.

Linking Verbs  To find out if a verb is an action or linking verb substitute a form of be in for the verb. If the sentence still makes sense, it is usually a linking verb. If the sentence doesn ’ t make sense, it is usually an action verb.  Example: The ice cream tastes delicious.  Substitute a form of be: The ice cream is delicious.  Example: She tasted the ice cream.  Substitute a form of be: She is the ice cream. * {Forms of be and seem are always linking verbs.}

Commonly Used Linking Verbs  Forms of Be:  Other Linking Verbs: ambebeingwas arebeeniswere appeargrowseemstaybecomelooksmelltaste feelremainsoundturn

Action vs. Linking Verb Examples  Joe plays baseball. Joe is baseball. (the sentence does not make sense …plays is an action verb )  The roses look pretty.  The roses are pretty. (the sentence makes sense, so it is a linking verb)  When a verb is a linking verb, you can tell because the predicate noun or predicate adjective that follows it renames or describes the subject.

Examples  The apple looks rotten.  “ Looks ” links the subject (apple) to the adjective (rotten): rotten = apple  John is one of the great scientists in our area.  “ Is ” links the subject (John) to the adjective (one): John = one  The flowers smell good.  “ Smell ” links the subject (flowers) to the adjective (good): flowers = good

Practice What are the linking verbs in the following sentences and what do they connect?  The spectacular ocean appears calm today.  The Wright Brothers are famous for inventing the plane.

predicate nominative  A predicate nominative is a noun or a pronoun that renames the subject. (The pronouns that can be predicate nominatives are “I, we, you, she, he, it, and they.”) predicate adjective  A predicate adjective is an adjective that describes the subject. be made plural  Hint: Remember that a predicate nominative can be made plural, but a predicate adjective cannot. Predicate Nominative/Adjective

IF your sentence has a LINKING VERB, see if it contains PREDICATE NOMINATIVE or a PREDICATE ADJECTIVE. Predicate Nominative A noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject of the sentence. Predicate Adjective An adjective that follows the linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence.

Example: The children seemed sad after the movie. prepositional phrase prepositional phrase -after the movie linking verb- linking verb- seemed Subject- Subject- children predicate adjective- predicate adjective- sad, because is describes the subject. It cannot be plural.

Practice  Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective Worksheet (1- 5)

Romeo and Juliet  Review for Act III Quiz

Closure  Exit Pass: Write down a question you have regarding the quiz and/or Act III, so we can discuss during our study time tomorrow

Homework 1.Vocab. Unit #9 2.Journal due Thursday 3.Study – Act III quiz tomorrow 4.Pred/Adj Nominative worksheet