Predicate Nominative Practice
A Grade 10 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding predicate nominatives in sentences.
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Predicate Nominative Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet is designed to help you practice identifying and understanding predicate nominatives. A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject.
1. Which of the following sentences contains a predicate nominative?
The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
She became a talented artist.
He quickly ran to the store.
They ate dinner together.
2. In the sentence, 'My favorite color is blue,' what word functions as the predicate nominative?
favorite
color
is
blue
Complete each sentence with an appropriate predicate nominative.
1. The winner of the competition was .
2. My best friend is .
3. The capital of France remains .
Indicate whether each statement is True or False.
1. A predicate nominative always follows an action verb.
True
False
2. The predicate nominative renames or identifies the subject of the sentence.
True
False
1. Write a sentence that uses 'student' as a predicate nominative. Underline the predicate nominative.
2. Explain the difference between a predicate nominative and a direct object.