Predicate Nouns
Predicate Adjectives
Linking Verbs
PA or PN
Mystery
100
My uncle is a scientist.
What is scientist?
100
Maria is happy.
What is happy?
100
My brother and I raced to the store. I was the first one there.
What is was?
100
The pancakes are superb.
What is superb, PA?
100
The tortillas ARE delicious.
What is taste, look, smell, etc.?
200
The students are experts at identifying parts of speech.
What is experts?
200
Ryan is tall, skinny, and well-mannered.
What is tall, skinny, and well-mannered?
200
The weather feels very cold. Do you think it will snow this weekend?
What is feels?
200
My cousin's name is David.
What is David, PN?
200
The students WERE really tired yesterday.
What is seemed, looked, appeared, etc?
300
Her cousin became a doctor.
What is doctor?
300
The kindergartners seemed very excited today. They could not sit still.
What is excited?
300
The flowers look beautiful. Who did you get them from?
What is look?
300
The blanket feels soft.
What is soft, PA?
300
I WAS very hungry yesterday. I didn't get to eat lunch until 2:00 PM.
What is felt?
400
Wind turbines are a great source of power.
What is source?
400
The family kept calm, despite the raging storm.
What is calm?
400
"Would you like to study for the science test with me?" asked Ana. "That sounds great," replied Melissa. "When should we start?"
What is sounds?
400
That quiz seemed easy. How do you think you did?
What is easy, PA?
400
The students want to go on a field trip. The place they suggested SOUNDS good to me.
What is seems, looks, appears, etc.?
500
Even though we haven't seen each other for years, we remained friends.
What is friends?
500
The cookies smell delicious. What kind are they?
What is delicious?
500
After I dropped a stack of dishes and the shattered on the floor, the room became very quiet.
What is became?
500
He became an electrician and a father this past June.
What is electrician and father, PNs?
500
The definition of a linking verb.
What is a verb that connects or shows a relationship between the subject and a complement in the predicate?
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