Mastering Subject Complements
A Grade 12 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding subject complements (predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives).
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Mastering Subject Complements
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This worksheet will help you practice identifying and differentiating between predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives, which are types of subject complements. Read each instruction carefully and provide your best answer.
Subject complements are words or phrases that follow a linking verb and rename or describe the subject. There are two main types:
1. Predicate Nominative: A noun or pronoun that renames the subject.
Example: My favorite author is Shakespeare.
2. Predicate Adjective: An adjective that describes the subject.
Example: The old house seemed spooky.
1. Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb that connects the subject to a subject complement?
She quickly ran to the store.
The soup tasted delicious.
He eagerly opened the gift.
They sang loudly during the concert.
Identify the subject complement in each sentence and state whether it is a predicate nominative (PN) or a predicate adjective (PA).
2. The winner of the competition was she. Subject Complement: Type:
3. Her artistic talent is undeniable. Subject Complement: Type:
4. The old castle appeared majestic in the moonlight. Subject Complement: Type:
5. Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use 'become' as a linking verb followed by a predicate nominative. In the second sentence, use 'feel' as a linking verb followed by a predicate adjective.
6. A subject complement always directly follows an action verb.
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False
7. Explain the key difference between a direct object and a predicate nominative. Provide an example for each in your explanation.