{"id":852,"date":"2022-04-21T09:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:15:56","slug":"e-dd-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- DD.2 Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-f79afd6ea8b322268468366b8e5f7cc7\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Linking Verb?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 A <strong>linking verb<\/strong> connects the <strong>subject<\/strong> of a sentence to a <strong>word or phrase<\/strong> that gives more information about the subject.<br>It does <strong>not show action<\/strong>. \ud83d\udeab\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde9 <strong>Common Linking Verbs:<\/strong><br>\u27a1\ufe0f am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been<br>\u27a1\ufe0f become, seem, appear, feel, look, sound, taste, remain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <strong>is<\/strong> a doctor. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2695\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The soup <strong>tastes<\/strong> delicious. \ud83c\udf5c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>were<\/strong> tired. \ud83d\ude34<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Predicate Noun (Predicate Nominative)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 A <strong>predicate noun<\/strong> (or <strong>predicate nominative<\/strong>) is a <strong>noun or pronoun<\/strong> that follows a linking verb and <strong>renames<\/strong> or <strong>identifies<\/strong> the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Formula:<\/strong><br><strong>Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Noun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My brother <strong>is<\/strong> a <strong>teacher<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<br>\u2192 \u201cteacher\u201d renames \u201cbrother.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The winner <strong>was<\/strong> <strong>he<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2b50 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Predicate nouns are <strong>nouns\/pronouns<\/strong> that <strong>tell who or what<\/strong> the subject is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Predicate Adjective<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 A <strong>predicate adjective<\/strong> is an <strong>adjective<\/strong> that follows a linking verb and <strong>describes the subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Formula:<\/strong><br><strong>Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The sky <strong>looks<\/strong> <strong>blue<\/strong>. \u2601\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The food <strong>smells<\/strong> <strong>good<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf72<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>are<\/strong> <strong>happy<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude0a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2b50 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Predicate adjectives <strong>describe<\/strong> how the subject <strong>feels, looks, sounds, or seems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>How to Identify Them?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Find the verb in the sentence.<br>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Check if the verb shows <strong>action<\/strong> or just <strong>links<\/strong> the subject to something.<br>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Step 3:<\/strong> If it links \u2014 look at the word that follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If it\u2019s a <strong>noun\/pronoun<\/strong>, \u27a1\ufe0f <strong>Predicate Noun<\/strong> \ud83e\uddcd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it\u2019s an <strong>adjective<\/strong>, \u27a1\ufe0f <strong>Predicate Adjective<\/strong> \ud83c\udf3c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Review Chart<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>\ud83d\udd24 Sentence<\/th><th>\ud83d\udd17 Linking Verb<\/th><th>\ud83e\uddcd Predicate Noun<\/th><th>\ud83c\udf3c Predicate Adjective<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>She is a singer.<\/td><td>is<\/td><td>singer<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The flowers are beautiful.<\/td><td>are<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>beautiful<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>He became a leader.<\/td><td>became<\/td><td>leader<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The milk smells sour.<\/td><td>smells<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>sour<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Remember!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Action Verbs \u2192 Show what the subject <strong>does<\/strong><br>\u2705 Linking Verbs \u2192 Show what the subject <strong>is or feels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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