PN/PA & DO/IO Midterm Review

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What is a Predicate Noun?

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A Predicate Noun is a noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject of the sentence. Example: 'My sister is a nurse.'

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What is a Predicate Adjective?

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A Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence. Example: 'This coffee cake is delicious.'

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What is a Direct Object?

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A Direct Object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. Example: 'Justin found a turtle.'

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What is an Indirect Object?

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An Indirect Object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. It usually answers the questions 'to whom?' or 'for whom?' Example: 'His grandmother sent him five dollars.'

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Identify the function of 'nurse' in the sentence: 'My sister is a nurse at Memorial Hospital.'

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Predicate Noun

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Identify the function of 'actor' in the sentence: 'Nico became a famous actor after winning the acting show.'

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Predicate Noun

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Identify the function of 'five dollars' in the sentence: 'His grandmother sent him five dollars on his birthday.'

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Direct Object

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Identify the function of 'delicious' in the sentence: 'This coffee cake is delicious in the early morning.'

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Predicate Adjective

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Identify the function of 'turtle' in the sentence: 'Justin found a turtle in the pond.'

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Direct Object

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What is the role of a linking verb in a sentence?

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A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a subject complement (either a predicate noun or predicate adjective).