Identify Predicate Adjective
Mr. Carpenter is knowledgeable about historical events
knowledgeable
Daniel, Keegan, and Sebastian are students at St. Theresa's.
students
During the storm, the wind ripped off the roof of the shed.
during the storm, off the roof, of the shed
A verb that tells what the subject is doing.
Action Verb
Students' favorite food must be pizza.
Predicate Nominative: pizza
The chips tasted bland without any salsa or dip.
bland
Mrs. Logsdail is the principal at St. Theresa School.
principal
Mrs. Lewis loves to look for books in the library in the mystery section.
for books, in the library, in the mystery section
It's a group of words made up of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers.
prepositional phrase
Wind turbines are a renewable source of energy.
Predicate Nominative: source
The students looked disheveled after they took three pages of notes.
disheveled
Mr. Rodgers is a lively history teacher.
teacher
In the winter months, South Dakota receives snow with blowing winds
in the winter months, with blowing winds
It's a word that follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
Predicate Adjective
The students became elated when they discovered the quiz was open notes.
predicate Adjective: elated
The test was strenuous and difficult if you did not study.
strenuous and difficult
Johnny, Ponyboy, Dally, and Two-Bit are Greasers.
There are 17 days before Christmas break.
at present, before Christmas break
It's a verb that connects the subject with a word or group of (words) that describe or identify it.
Linking Verb
The teacher kept calm during the fire drill.
Predicate Adjective: calm
The students were excited and jubilant to write their paper on "The Outsiders".
excited and jubilant
This historical building has been a theater, schoolhouse, and a shopping mall
theater, schoolhouse, shopping mall
The orchard grew between the highway beyond the city.
between the highway, beyond the city
It's a word or group of words that completes a linking verb and renames the subject.
Predicate Nominative
The students remained studious throughout the classroom.
predicate Adjective: studious