Identify Parts of Sentences

P2 Sentence Parts

Review your notes about sentence parts by working through the following slides.

Predicate nominative is a noun/pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject of the sentence.

• Example: Mark is a nice guy!

• Mark = subject of the sentence

• guy = predicate nominative (it's a noun that is following a linking verb [is])

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject and predicate nominative (in that order and separated by a comma) of the following sentence?

Anna is a monster.

• Anna, is

• is, a

• Anna, monster

• is, monster

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject and predicate nominative (in that order and separated by a comma) of the following sentence?

The Braves are my favorite team.

• the, Braves

• Braves, team

• team, favorite

• my, team

Predicate adjective is an adjective (describing word/s) that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence.

• Example: Emma is nice!

• Emma = subject of the sentence

• nice = predicate adjective (it's a describing word that describes what type of person Emma is)

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject and predicate adjective (in that order and separated by a comma) of the following sentence.

The shoes are expensive.

• are, expensive

• the, are

• shoes, are

• shoes, expensive

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?

Jim is a new hunter.

• pn

• pa

An appositive is a noun/pronoun that follows and gives more information about another noun/pronoun (most likely the subject of the sentence).

• Example: Michael, my brother, is a nice guy.

• Michael = subject of the sentence

• my brother = appositive (because it gives more information about the subject of the sentence)

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive of the following sentence.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the lightbulb, is often considered the US's greatest inventor.

• Thomas Edison

• the inventor of the lightbulb

• is often considered the US's greatest inventor

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive of the following sentence.

The person competing was Charles, a winning prize-fighter.

• The person

• Charles

• a winning prize-fighter

A noun of direct address is a person that is being spoken to in a sentence. Often the nda is also the subject of the sentence.

• Example: Meredith, please do your homework.

• Meredith = noun of direct address