#3: PA/PN (verbals)

What do predicate nouns and adjectives have in common?

• they both follow action verbs

• the come immediately after the subject

• the follow linking verbs

• the answer the question WHOM or WHAT?

What mnemonic word helps you remember five of the linking verbs?

Which sentence pattern does the following sentence fit:

The kids were really noisy.

• S + AV + IO + DO

• S + LV + PA

• S + LV + PN

• S + AV + DO

Which sentence pattern does the following sentence fit:

The kids were teenagers.

• S + AV + IO + DO

• S + LV + PA

• S + LV + PN

• S + AV + DO

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb that goes with the five senses?

• look

• feel

• touch

• smell

Which sentence has a PREDICATE NOUN after the linking verb?

• The spider was large.

• The spider was a tarantula.

• The spider was hairy.

• The spider was ugly.

Which sentence has a predicate adjective after the linking verb?

• Mrs. Culliton is my teacher.

• Mrs. Culliton is short.

• Mrs. Culliton is a chef.

• Mrs. Culliton is under her desk.

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

• am

• is

• in

• was

Which statement does NOT describe a sentence with a linking verb?

• the complement can describe the subject

• the complement can rename the subject

• the complement links back to the subject

• the complement answers the question "whom or what?"

Which complement is NOT a job of a noun?

• DO

• IO

• PA

• PN