HOW TO FIND A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE IN A SENTENCE
1. Find the linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, taste, look, seem, appears) in your sentence
The Doberman near my house is very large and mean.
2. Next. determine what the subject of the sentence is.
The Doberman near my house is very large and mean.
3. Look for an adjective or adjectives that come after the linking verb and describe the subject.
The Doberman near my house is very large and mean.
4. Be sure that the predicate adjective or adjectives describe the subject of the sentence.
Doberman = large, mean
HOW TO FIND A PREDICATE NOUN IN A SENTENCE
1. Find the linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, taste, look, seem, appears) in your sentence
The dog near my house is a very large and mean Doberman.
2. Next determine the subject of the sentence and the linking verb.
The dog near my house is a very large and mean Doberman.
3. Look for a noun that comes after the linking verb and tells who or what the subject is.
The dog near my house is a very large and mean Doberman.
4. be sure that the predicate noun tells you who or what the subject is
Dog = Doberman
HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE CONTAINING A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE.
1. Write a noun (subject of the sentence).
Example: dog
2. Write a prepositional phrase telling where the subject is
Example: near my house
3. Write an adjective describing the subject (dog)
Example: large and mean
4. Write a sentence using the above information that contains a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been,
taste, look, seem, appears).
The dog near my house is very large and mean. S - PP - LV -
PA + PA.
HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE CONTAINING A PREDICATE NOUN
1. Write a noun (subject of the sentence).
Example: dog
2. Write a prepositional phrase telling where the subject is.
Example: near my house, in my yard, beyond the fence
3. Write an noun that tells who or what the subject (dog) is
Example: a very large and mean Doberman (note: other words describing the predicate noun may be added).
4. Write a sentence using the above information that contains a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been,
taste, look, seem, appears)
The dog near my house is a very large and mean Doberman. S - PP - LV - PN.
