1. Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives Mr. Vanden Bergh Language Arts

2. Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives rename or describe the SUBJECT. Example: Lester is a friend of mine. PN “friend” renames the subject, “Lester” “Friend” is a predicate nominative PA Ansley is very beautiful. “beautiful” describes “Ansley” Beautiful is a predicate adjective

3. PNs and PAs MUST follow a ___________ verb. LINKING You can decide whether to use PN and PA or DO and IO by following these steps. Step #1 Remove the prepositional phrases Step #2 Find the verb Step #3 Decide whether the verb is action or linking. If it is action, choose DO/IO If it is linking, choose PN/PA

4. Let’s try the steps and see if we can find the correct function for each of the following highlighted words. The top team Step #1 Remove all prepositional phrases in the leagueis the Green Bay Packers. Step #2 Find the Verb MUST be action for DO/IO MUST be linking for PN/PA LV Step #3 If it’s linking verb, ask “what” or “whom” after the verb. Step # 4 To decide if it’s PN or PA, you must ask if the word is a noun/pronoun (which would be PN) or adjective (which would be PA). The top teamis the Green Bay Packers PN

5. More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Jerry and his sister like pepperoni pizza. Prepositional Phrase _____________________ Verb ____________________ DO ____________________ IO ____________________ PN ____________________ DO ____________________ NONE like (action) pizza NONE

6. More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Veronica was a skilled athlete on the soccer field. Prepositional Phrase _____________________ Verb ____________________ DO ____________________ IO ____________________ PN ____________________ DO ____________________ on the soccer field was NONE athlete

7. More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Gary can be very friendly to new students. Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____________________ DO ____________________ IO ____________________ PN ____________________ PA ____________________ to new students (can) be NONE friendly

8. More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. SpongeBob and Gary live in a pineapple under the sea. Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____________________ DO ____________________ IO ____________________ PN ____________________ PA ____________________ in a pineapple under the sea live NONE Verb is intransitive

9. More Practice: Follow the steps and find the complement. Decide if it’s DO, IO, PN, or PA. Patrick gave SpongeBob a new jellyfishing net on Friday. Prepositional Phrase ____________________ Verb____________________ DO ____________________ IO ____________________ PN ____________________ PA ____________________ on Friday gave net SpongeBob NONE