Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives
Authored by Madison Ellsworth
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8th - 9th Grade
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This quiz focuses on predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives, which are essential components of sentence structure and grammar instruction appropriate for grades 8-9. Students must demonstrate their understanding of linking verbs and how they connect subjects to words that either rename (predicate nominatives) or describe (predicate adjectives) the subject. The core concepts required include identifying subjects and predicates, recognizing linking verbs like "is," "are," "was," and "were," and distinguishing between nouns that rename subjects versus adjectives that describe them. Students need strong foundational knowledge of parts of speech, sentence structure, and the ability to analyze how words function within complete sentences rather than simply categorizing them in isolation. Created by Madison Ellsworth, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 8 and 9. This comprehensive quiz serves multiple instructional purposes, from introducing these grammatical concepts through direct instruction to providing formative assessment opportunities that reveal student understanding. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge about sentence structure, assign it as independent practice to reinforce classroom lessons, or implement it as homework to extend learning beyond the classroom. The variety of question formats—from basic identification to application within context—makes it particularly effective for review sessions before unit assessments or as a diagnostic tool to determine which students need additional support. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards L.8.1 and L.9-10.1, which require students to demonstrate command of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative? The small child is lost.
Predicate nominative
Predicate adjective
Neither
Both
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative?
My sister's necklace was a gift.
predicate adjective
predicate nominative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative? Cookies are delicious.
Predicate adjective
Predicate nominative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative?
The whole 7th grade class was late for school.
predicate nominative
predicate adjective
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative?
An 11th grader was the yearbook editor.
predicate adjective
predicate nominative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative?
My cousin Janet's friends are the editors of Vogue.
predicate adjective
predicate nominative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the subject of a sentence?
Who or what the sentence is about
Who receives the action of the sentence
Who you are talking to
Who is speaking
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
CCSS.L.1.1C
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
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