8th Grade Complement Challenge

What is a complement?

• Word that completes the meaning of a verb.

• Word that describes a noun or pronoun.

• Word that modifies a verb.

• Word that functions as object of a preposition.

What are the two types of complements we have?

• Object complement and noun complement

• subject complement and verb complement

• adjective complement and verb complement

• conjunction complement and adverb complement

A subject complement can only be found in sentences that contain an...

• action verb

• transitive verb

• linking verb

• compound verb

The two types of subject complements are:

• predicate noun and predicate adjective

• predicate noun and predicate adverb

• predicate verb and predicate adjective

• Predicate adjective and predicate nominative

What is a predicate nominative?

• a noun or pronoun that appears in the predicate and renames the subject.

• A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

• A noun or pronoun that describe another noun or pronoun.

What is a predicate adjective?

• An adjective that is in the predicate but describes or modifies the subject.

• Adjective that modifies the verb of the sentence.

• An adjective that receives the action of the sentence.

Find the PN: Nikki and Patty are good students.

• good

• students

• Patty

• Nikki

Find the PA: Melissa feels tired of sleeping on the same bed.

• feels

• bed

• sleeping

• tired

Find the PA: The new airplane was smaller and faster than the older planes.

• new

• airplane

• smaller / faster

• faster

Find the PA: Parker looks very nice in that hat.

• nice

• hat

• very

• Parker