Identifying Predicate Nominatives
This worksheet helps 11th-grade students understand and identify predicate nominatives in sentences, focusing on their function with linking verbs.
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Identifying Predicate Nominatives
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet focuses on identifying predicate nominatives, which are nouns or pronouns that follow a linking verb and rename or identify the subject.
A predicate nominative (also called a predicate noun) 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 it. Common linking verbs include forms of 'to be' (am, is, are, was, were, been), 'become', 'seem', 'appear', 'feel', 'look', 'smell', 'sound', and 'taste'.
Example: She is a talented artist. (Artist is the predicate nominative, renaming 'She'.)
Example: The winner was he. (He is the predicate nominative, identifying 'winner'.)
1. Which of the following sentences contains a predicate nominative?
He quickly ran to the store.
The cake tastes delicious.
My sister is a brilliant scientist.
They walked slowly through the park.
2. In the sentence, 'The main problem was the lack of communication,' what is the predicate nominative?
problem
was
lack
communication
Underline the linking verb and then write the predicate nominative in the blank.
3. Her favorite hobby is gardening. Predicate Nominative:
4. The new student became the class president. Predicate Nominative:
5. It was she who solved the complex puzzle. Predicate Nominative:
6. My biggest fear has always been failure. Predicate Nominative:
Indicate whether the statement is True or False.
7. A predicate nominative always follows an action verb.
True
False
8. In the sentence 'The award winner is she,' 'she' is a predicate nominative.
True
False
9. Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use a noun as a predicate nominative. In the second sentence, use a pronoun as a predicate nominative. Underline both the linking verb and the predicate nominative in each sentence.
10. Explain the difference between a predicate nominative and a direct object. Provide an example sentence for each to illustrate your explanation.