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Subject Complements

Subject Complements. Some things you just have to learn…. Subject Complements . Three of them: Predicate Nouns Predicate Adjectives Predicate Pronouns. Subject Complements. Used only with a State of Being/Linking Verb Follow the verb and describe the subject.

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Subject Complements

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  1. Subject Complements Some things you just have to learn…

  2. Subject Complements • Three of them: • Predicate Nouns • Predicate Adjectives • Predicate Pronouns

  3. Subject Complements • Used only with a State of Being/Linking Verb • Follow the verb and describe the subject. • Used instead of a Direct Object

  4. First Set • George is a pig. • George is a pretty pig. • George is pretty. • George is not I. • Predicate Noun • Predicate Adjective • Predicate Pronoun

  5. Second Set • The forsythia is a yellow bush. • The forsythia is a bush that appears in the spring. • The flowers of the forsythia are yellow. • The forsythia is not I. • Predicate Noun • Predicate Adjective • Predicate Pronoun

  6. Third Set • Fat Albert is a comedian. • Fat Albert is a funny comedian. • Fat Albert is funny. • Fat Albert is not I. • Predicate Noun • Predicate Adjective • Predicate Pronoun

  7. Note: • A Predicate Noun can be preceded by an adjective. • A Predicate Adjective has NO noun after it. • A Predicate Pronoun must be a Subject Pronoun.

  8. Your examples… • On looseleaf, write three sentences: • One with a Predicate Noun • One with a Predicate Adjective • One with a Predicate Pronoun • Label each. Put these in your Literature section.

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