Predicate Nouns and Adjectives

1. Predicate Nouns and Adjectives Unit 3 Verbs Lesson 11

2. Predicate Nouns • A noun in the predicate that renames the subject is a predicate noun. (has to be a noun) • Luis is a boy. Subject Pred. Noun • You could put the Predicate Noun in for the subject and it would make sense.

3. Predicate Adjective • An adjective in the predicate that describes the subject. • The man is tall and ugly. Subject Predicate Adjectives • Follows a linking verb • Linking verbs connect subject to adjective or another noun

4. English writer J.R.R.Tolkien became famous for The Hobbit. • Steps • 1.) Find Subject • 2.) Split your sentence(only use predicate) • 3.) Is there anything that renames the subj • 4.) Is there anything that describes the sub