Exploring Adjectives as Subject Complements

What is a subject complement?

• The main topic of the sentence.

• A noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.

• A descriptive word that modifies the verb.

• A verb that describes the action in the sentence.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which of the following is a being verb?

• Jump

• Play

• Seems

• Run

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

How can subject complements be described?

• As verbs or adverbs.

• As nouns or adjectives.

• Only as adjectives.

• Only as nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

What role does a linking verb play in a sentence with a subject complement?

• It renames the subject.

• It modifies the subject complement.

• It describes the action.

• It connects the subject to the subject complement.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the subject complement in the sentence 'The temperature is very cold'?

• Is

• Temperature

• Cold

• Very

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

In the sentence 'The tree is large', what is 'large'?

• A predicate

• A linking verb

• A subject

• A subject complement

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which of the following sentences uses an adjective as a subject complement correctly?

• The water feels cold.

• She runs fast.

• He is a teacher.

• They won the game.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which option correctly transforms the phrase 'a safe place' into a sentence with a subject complement?

• Is the place safe?

• A place is safe.

• The place is safe.

• Safe is the place.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F