Predicate Nominatives Adjectives

A predicate nominative follows which one of the following?

• an action verb

• a past tense verb

• a linking verb

• a descriptive adjective

Identify the predicate nominative in the following sentence:

Jackson became a superstar.

• became

• Jackson

• a

• superstar

What part of speech is a predicate nominarive?

• a noun

• an adjective

• a verb

• an article

Identify the predicate nominative in the sentence:

My dad is the track coach at school.

• dad

• is

• coach

• school

Identify the predicate nominative in the following sentence:

Mrs. Smith became our teacher.

• Mrs. Smith

• became

• our

• teacher

What is the predicate nominative in the following sentence:

Is Ari the girl in the jean short?

• Is

• Ari

• girl

• jean shorts

Identify the predicate nominative in the following sentence?

Are you the new secretary for student council?

• Are

• you

• secretary

• student council

A Predicate Nominative (PN) or predicate noun completes a linking verb and renames the subject.

• true

• false

• i don't know

• maybe

Predicate nominatives complete only linking verbs?

• true

• false

• I don't know

• maybe

Identify the predicate nominative in the folllowing sentence: The black dog in the yard was a large Doberman.

• dog

• yard

• was

• Doberman