Exploring Predicate Nouns and Adjectives

The video tutorial explains predicate nouns and predicate adjectives, focusing on their relationship with linking verbs. It distinguishes between action and linking verbs, providing examples to illustrate the concepts. Predicate nouns rename or provide more information about the subject, while predicate adjectives describe the subject. The tutorial includes examples to help identify these grammatical elements in sentences.

What is required to have a predicate noun or adjective?

• An action verb

• A noun

• A linking verb

• A descriptive verb

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

• is

• are

• became

• loves

What does a linking verb do in a sentence?

• None of the above

• Indicates possession

• Connects the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate

• Describes an action

Identify the linking verb in the sentence: 'She is a huge Michigan fan.'

• is

• fan

• huge

• Michigan

What type of verb is 'loves' in the sentence about the language arts teacher?

• Linking verb

• Action verb

• Descriptive verb

• None of the above

In the sentence 'Michigan is a university', what is 'university' classified as?

• Predicate adjective

• Predicate noun

• Linking verb

• Subject

What does the predicate noun 'university' tell us about Michigan?

• Its location

• Its size

• What it is

• Its color

What is the predicate adjective in the sentence about the college founded in 1817?

• students

• popular

• college

• 1817

Which verb connects the subject to the predicate adjective in the last example?

• became

• founded

• is

• describes

What role does the predicate adjective 'popular' play in the sentence?

• It shows the action of the college

• It names the college

• It describes the college

• It locates the college