Grammar and Language Workbook

predicate adjective 
is an adjective that follows a linking verb and gives more
information about the subject.
The music sounded mysterious.
 Exercise 2
Write PN above each predicate nominative and PA above each predicate adjective.
PA
Fresh apples are delicious.
1. My cousin Tom is a professor of philosophy at Bracton College.
2. The Ambersons remain satisfied with our work on their house and garage.
3. Well, it seems a real tragedy, unfortunately.
4. The small sapling will become an oak tree.
5. My favorite cousin Tabitha will become a doctor of osteopathy soon.
6. Oh, Wanjiru, you suddenly look very ill.
7. The harvest moon appeared large and bright in the night sky.
8. My brother is the captain of the tennis team.
9. I grew full from eating so much pizza.
10. Helen might have been happy with that sort of vacation after all.
11. Mr. Newman may become the new track coach.
12. Napoleon was a general first and foremost.
13. This dish you made, Lisa, tastes salty.
14. The remote clang of the country church bell sounds clear in the evening stillness.
15. After many different jobs, Uncle Todd remains a factory foreman.
16. The person at the door might be the new neighbor.
17. The cat became friendly with me only slowly over a period of time.
18. The story line of this novel seems quite dull.
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