ENGLISH 10 MS. BUGASCH MARCH 28, 2014 Goals 1.Grammar – Predicate Adjective and Predicate Nominative 2.Macbeth – Act III Preview

FFW  Take out homework: Compare/Contrast Chart  Trade your chart with 3 people an add to your own chart.

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.

PRACTICE  Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective Worksheet (1- 5)

MACBETH  Finish watching Act III

MACBETH  Take out textbook and notebook to read and annotate Macbeth Act III Scene i and ii 1 comment 1 prediction 1 question 2 literary elements 3 new words 4 events Most important piece of information

CLOSURE  Around the World

HOMEWORK 1.IRA #3 2.Predicate worksheet 3.Read and annotate Macbeth Act III, scene i and ii