I am having a hard time distinguishing predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, and object of preposition. I need a couple good examples and good ways to determine if it is a Predicate nominative, predicate adjective, or object of prepoistion.
Thanks,
Mark K.
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
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
Consider a sentence like Mary bought a car.
Can you find the predicate? What is it?
Clive
car
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!!!!!!!!!
boy and sister are both predicate nominatives
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