8th Grade HMH Grammar Workbook Module 4

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What is a Predicate Adjective?

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A Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject.

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Identify the Predicate Adjective in the sentence: 'The smoke from the fire smelled spicy to us.'

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spicy

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What is a Predicate Nominative?

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A Predicate Nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject.

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Identify the Predicate Nominative in the sentence: 'Marco Polo was an Italian explorer.'

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explorer

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What is a Direct Object?

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A Direct Object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

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Identify the Direct Object in the sentence: 'Juan wrote a letter to his mom.'

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letter

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What is the function of a linking verb?

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A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, which can be a predicate adjective or predicate nominative.

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Give an example of a sentence with a linking verb and a predicate adjective.

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The flowers are beautiful.

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Give an example of a sentence with a linking verb and a predicate nominative.

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She is a teacher.

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What is the difference between an action verb and a linking verb?

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An action verb expresses physical or mental action, while a linking verb connects the subject to additional information about the subject.