Predicate Nominatives

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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.

Predicate Nominative Examples

• In the examples, subjects are underlined once, linking verbs are in black font, and predicate nominatives are italicized.

1. The winner of the tournament is our team.

** Team renames winner.

2. The new captain of the team will be Sue.

** Sue renames captain.

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.