Predicate NominativePredicate Adjective

Predicate Nominative

• Noun or Pronoun• Renames or identifies the subject of a

sentence• There may be more than one predicate

nominative in a sentence

Predicate Nominative

• Jill is a teacher.• The main ingredients are sugar and

flour.• Fred is my friend.• Jeff became a doctor.

Predicate Nominative

• Jill is a teacher.• The main ingredients are sugar and

flour.• Fred is my friend.• Jeff became a doctor.

Predicate Adjective

• Is an adjective• Describes the subject of a sentence• A sentence may have more than one predicate

adjective.

Predicate Adjective

• The mountain is immense.• The guide was young and handsome.• He is silly.

Predicate Adjective

• The mountain is immense.• The guide was young and handsome.• He is silly.

Predicate, Predicate AdjectiveFollows a linking verb

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Follow a linking verb3 claps

They describe or rename the subject and follow a slanted line in the diagram

Predicate, Predicate AdjectivePredicate, Predicate Nominative

Predicate are predicate words that follow A linking verb

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