Understanding Subject Complements
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding subject complements (predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives) in sentences.
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Understanding Subject Complements
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Read each instruction carefully and answer the questions to demonstrate your understanding of subject complements.
A subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. There are two types: predicate nominatives (nouns or pronouns that rename the subject) and predicate adjectives (adjectives that describe the subject).
1. In the sentence, 'The old house looked spooky,' what is the linking verb?
old
house
looked
spooky
2. Complete the sentence: 'My favorite color is .' (Hint: predicate nominative)
3. The cake smelled . (Hint: predicate adjective)
4. A predicate nominative renames the subject.
True
False
5. 'Became' is always an action verb.
True
False
6. Write a sentence using a linking verb and a predicate adjective. Underline the linking verb once and the predicate adjective twice.
Use the words in the bank to complete the sentences below. Identify if the word you chose is a predicate nominative (PN) or a predicate adjective (PA).
7. After a long hike, I felt . (Type: )
8. My aunt is a talented . (Type: )