Predicate Nominatives

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Predicate Nominatives

• Hope youre prepared to party

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Predicate Nominatives

• A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that
  appears with a linking verb and renames,
  identifies or explains the subject of a sentence.
• Take Note In a sentence with a predicate
  nominative, the linking verb acts as an equal
  sign between the subject and the predicate
  nominative. They refer to the same person or
  thing.

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Predicate Nominative Examples

• In the examples, subjects are underlined once,
  linking verbs are in black font, and predicate
  nominatives are italicized.
• The winner of the tournament is our team.
• Team renames winner.
• The new captain of the team will be Sue.
• Sue renames captain.

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Give it a Shot!

• Identify the predicate nominative in each
  sentence.
• 1. Lugeing and bobsledding are forms of
  tobogganing.
• 2. Bobsledding is a fast and dangerous
  winter sport.
• 3. The luge is a small sled used for one-
  and two-man and one-woman competitions.
• 4. Eugenio Monti was a great bobsledder
  between 1957 and 1968.
• 5. St. Mortiz was the home of the first
  bobsled event in 1888.