Understanding Predicate Nouns

Understanding Predicate Nouns

Read each section carefully and follow the instructions for each question type. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using predicate nouns.

A predicate noun (also called a predicate nominative) is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of the sentence. Linking verbs do not show action; instead, they connect the subject to a word or phrase that describes or renames the subject. Common linking verbs include forms of 'to be' (is, am, are, was, were, been, being), 'become', 'seem', 'appear', 'feel', 'look', 'smell', 'sound', and 'taste'.

Example: She is a talented artist. (Artist is the predicate noun, renaming 'She'.)

1. In the sentence, 'My best friend became a successful engineer,' what is the predicate noun?

2. Choose the sentence that contains a predicate noun.

3. The winner of the competition was finally declared a  .

4. Her dream has always been to become a  .

5. Before the incident, he was a respected  .

6. In the sentence 'The old house looked abandoned,' 'abandoned' is a predicate noun.

7. A predicate noun always follows a linking verb.

8. Write a sentence using 'student' as a predicate noun.

9. Create a sentence where 'leader' functions as a predicate noun.

Match the sentence fragment on the left with the correct predicate noun on the right to form a complete sentence.