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SENTENCE

PATTERNS

LINKING VERBS

Am , is, are, was , were

Be, been, being

Seem, feel , appear, become,

tastes, smells, sounds, remains.

PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

A predicate adjective is an adjective

that follows a linking verb and describes the subject.

The pep rally was loud.

“ loud ” is the predicate adjective

because it describes the subject.

LINKING VERB PATTERNS

Subject LV

I am.

Subject LV PN

Brooke was club president.

Subject LV PA

The party was loud.

PN OR PA

 Suki Chen is a good choice for cheerleader.

 PN

 The party was dull without a band.

 PA

 Sunlight is a cause of skin cancer.

 PN

 Madelyn seems happy with her new brother.

 PA

 I feel sad.

 PA

YOUR TURN

1. Uncle Paul is your father’s brother.
2. Eric’s notes are scraps of paper.
3. I felt lucky after the earthquake.
4. Neil Armstrong was the first person

on the moon.

5. Doctors must be cautious about

prescriptions.

DO NOW.

YOU CAN NOT TAKE IT HOME!

Language Network Textbook.

Page 50 Exercise A 1-

Example: Swing is big band

jazz.

Answer: jazz, PN

ACTION VERB

Subject Verb

Joe ran down the street..

Subject Verb DO

Ms. McCarson threw the

ball.

YOU TRY

1. My dog has a short tail.
2. The children built a snowman in the front yard.
3. Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia In Charlottesville.

HOMEWORK

Worksheet

Exercise A only

TRY IT

1. Running track provided us an opportunity for exercise.
2. The pet store owner gave the puppy a treat.
3. The counselor offered the students some advice.
4. J.K. Rowling read the audience an excerpt from her novel.

HOMEWORK

Indirect Objects Worksheet Exercise

A only.

Write the sentence pattern above

each sentence.

YOU TRY

 Japan named its cypress tree the umbrella pine.

 The judges named Steve “Rookie of the Year” in soccer.

 The noise from his ipod is driving me crazy.

FIND THE OC

 Fred finds hockey a challenge.

 Errors make these baseball cards rare.

 We elected Tim class treasurer.

 I named my hamster Rizzo.

 My mother is beautiful.