Understanding Subject Complements
A Grade 11 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding subject complements, including predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives.
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Understanding Subject Complements
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of subject complements, including predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives.
A subject complement is a word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. There are two main types of subject complements: predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives.
Predicate Nominative: A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject. Example: 'The winner is she.' (She renames winner)
Predicate Adjective: An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. Example: 'The soup tastes delicious.' (Delicious describes soup)
1. In the sentence, 'The old house looked haunted,' what is the subject complement?
house
looked
haunted
old
2. Which of the following sentences contains a predicate nominative?
He ran quickly.
She became a doctor.
They sang loudly.
We ate dinner.
3. A word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject is called a .
4. If the subject complement is a noun or pronoun, it is specifically called a .
5. If the subject complement is an adjective, it is known as a .
6. All verbs can be followed by a subject complement.
True
False
7. The sentence 'The dog barks loudly' contains a subject complement.
True
False
8. Write a sentence that includes a predicate adjective. Underline the predicate adjective.
9. Write a sentence that includes a predicate nominative. Underline the predicate nominative.
10. Explain the difference between a linking verb and an action verb, and how this distinction is crucial for identifying subject complements. Provide examples for both.
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