Richbaub's Introduction to Middle School Grammar Book 2
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A Trick for Finding Predicate Adjectives & Predicate Nominatives A. If you’re looking at a sentence that has a linking verb and you’re wondering how to locate the Predicate Adjective or Predicate Nominative, there is a little trick you can use. B. Make a little question using this formula: “S + V + who or what?” Example: The children became cold at the ballgame. Take your subject children and your verb became and ask “who or what?” “Children became who or what?” C. The answer, cold, is your Predicate Adjective or Predicate Nominative—now decide if you’ve found a descriptive word or a person, place, thing, or idea. D. A descriptive word would be a Predicate Adjective, while a person, place, thing or idea would be a Predicate Nominative. E. In the example, cold is a descriptive word, so it’s a Predicate Adjective. F. Please note: Predicate Nominatives are NEVER found inside prepositional phrases! RICHBAUB’S INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAMMAR, BOOK 2 63
Exercise 19 You’ll need to use linking verbs in this exercise: “Classic” Linking Verb Refresher Box Any form of the verb “to be”: am, are, is, was, were, be, been, being Any form of the verb “to seem”: seem, seems, seemed Any form of the verb “to become”: become, becomes, became, becoming Part 1: Write sentences that have Predicate Nominatives. Remember, only linking verb sentences have Predicate Nominatives. Limit your sentences to 12 words or less and use a DIFFERENT VERB for each sentence. 1. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. (Use a verb phrase in this sentence.) ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Part 2: Write sentences that have Predicate Adjectives. Remember, only linking verb sentences have Predicate Adjectives. Limit your sentences to 12 words or less and use a DIFFERENT VERB for each sentence. 3. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. (Use a “polluted” verb phrase in this sentence.) ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Part 3: In the following linking verb sentences, find and label Predicate Adjectives (PA) and Predicate Nominatives (PN). 5. According to the weatherman, seas will become dangerous later today. 6. The social studies teacher seems quite nice. 7. That party was a little too crazy for me! 8. My opponent is a great warrior. Part 3: Write prepositional phrases that have regular adjectives describing the o.p.’s (objects of the prepositions). 9. _______________________________ 10. _______________________________ 64 RICHBAUB’S INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAMMAR, BOOK 2
- Page 2 and 3: Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - PREPO
- Page 4 and 5: 5.2 - Titles: Capitalizing, Italici
- Page 6 and 7: Chapter 4 Description 101: Adjectiv
- Page 8 and 9: The Locations of Adjectives A. Most
- Page 10 and 11: Extra Practice with Adjectives Dire
- Page 14 and 15: Extra Practice for Evaluation 5 Par
- Page 16 and 17: 4.3 - Predicate Nominatives & Perso
- Page 18 and 19: Part 2: In the following sentences,
- Page 20 and 21: Part 3: Write prepositional phrases
- Page 22 and 23: The Questions Adverbs Answer A. The
- Page 24 and 25: Exercise 21 Part 1: Fill in the bla
- Page 26 and 27: Getting into “The Routine” A. S
- Page 28 and 29: Exercise 22 Use “The Routine”:
- Page 30 and 31: 7. Everyone on the dock had been in
- Page 32 and 33: Exercise 23 Part 1: Surround prepos
- Page 34 and 35: 11. Tom had slept soundly in the ch
A Trick for Finding Predicate Adjectives & Predicate Nominatives<br />
A. If you’re looking at a sentence that has a linking verb and you’re wondering how <strong>to</strong> locate<br />
the Predicate Adjective or Predicate Nominative, there is a little trick you can use.<br />
B. Make a little question using this formula: “S + V + who or what?”<br />
Example:<br />
The children became cold at the ballgame.<br />
Take your subject children and your verb became and ask “who or what?”<br />
“Children became who or what?”<br />
C. The answer, cold, is your Predicate Adjective or Predicate Nominative—now decide if<br />
you’ve found a descriptive word or a person, place, thing, or idea.<br />
D. A descriptive word would be a Predicate Adjective, while a person, place, thing or idea<br />
would be a Predicate Nominative.<br />
E. In the example, cold is a descriptive word, so it’s a Predicate Adjective.<br />
F. Please note: Predicate Nominatives are NEVER found inside prepositional phrases!<br />
RICHBAUB’S INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAMMAR, BOOK 2<br />
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