re: Predicate Nominative/ Predicate Adjective !HELP!? page 2

Sorry - I'm new to this forum and can't figure out how else to post except to reply to your post. One more predicate noun/adjective question. The grammar book gives examples like:

Predicate noun: The cat is black.

Predicate adj: The cat is mangy.

But then the very first sentence where I'm supposed to identify p. noun or p. adj. says:

The teacher was a tall man.

So is there both a p. adj and a p. noun there or is the adjective not considered predicate? None of the examples had a noun being modified by an adjective, so I really don't know what to put!

Thanks,

Emily

Hi,

One more predicate noun/adjective question. The grammar book gives examples like:

Predicate noun: The cat is black. 'Black' is an adjective here, not a noun.

Predicate adj: The cat is mangy.



But then the very first sentence where I'm supposed to identify p. noun or p. adj. says:



The teacher was a tall man. I'd say that the predicate consists of the phrase 'a tall man', which is made up of a noun qualified by an adjective. I don't see why you shouldn't call these two words 'a predicate noun' and 'a predicate adjective'.

So is there both a p. adj and a p. noun there or is the adjective not considered predicate? None of the examples had a noun being modified by an adjective, so I really don't know what to put!

Best wishes, Clive

Ahhh!!! i have a test soon on this stuff and i dont quite understand Predicate nouns and Predicate adjectives. How would you find and label them in a sentance?

Hi,

Consider a sentence like Mary bought a car.

Can you find the predicate? What is it?

Clive

car

basicly predacate nominative is a noun in the predacate. so first you have to find the subject.

Example- Our teacher is Ms. Nancy.

^ ^

subject pred. nom.



predicate adjective is an adjective in the predicate.

Example- Ms. Nancy is our teacher.

^ ^

subject pred. adj.

so a predicate adjective or nominative is a word that tells whom or what the subject is.

p.s. i'm only 12 so cut me some slack on spelling!!!!!!!!!

gymnasts is the subject
boy and sister are both predicate nominatives

 also remember that predicate nominative/adjectives are only for linking verbs, if it is an action verb than you call them direct/ indirect objects.

Example:
I gave Bob 5 dollars
Gave is the verb
Bob is the indirect object
5 dollars is the direct object
this is because you GAVE 5 dollars and you GAVE them to Bob

i have the same issue! Ive been taking the online tests and other things to help me out! it helps alot!