Question

Which word in the sentence is a predicate nominative?


An Oscar is given for the best movie, but a Maggie is the award for the best magazine.

A.
award

B.
movie

C.
magazine

D.
Maggie

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Okay, so let's start by finding the subject.

Answer 3

Maggie right?

Answer 4

That's one of them, yes.
Maggie and Oscar are both subjects within this sentence.

So, let's find the word that describes what they are.

Answer 5

award, The Maggie and The Oscar are both awards

Answer 6

Right!

Answer 7

So that would be the answer? Award?

Answer 8

Yes.

And keep in mind the definition of \(\bf\color{lime}{predicate~nominative}\):
A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies the subject or refers to it.

For example:

The \(\bf\underline{\color{magenta}{award}}\) is a \(\bf\underline{\color{lime}{scholarship.}}\)
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Subject Predicate nominative

Answer 9

Which word in the sentence is a predicate adjective?


A sun hat should be comfortable and should have a wide and floppy brim.

A.
wide

B.
brim

C.
comfortable

D.
floppy

That one is C. Comfortable right?

Answer 10

Yes, that's correct.

Answer 11

Is the underlined word a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?


Could that insect have been a cricket or a grasshopper?

A.
predicate nominative

B.
predicate adjective


That's A. I'm pretty sure

Answer 12

What's the underlined word?

Answer 13

Oh sorry Grasshopper

Answer 14

I believe you are correct.

Answer 15

Would this be Composer?
Which word in the sentence is a predicate nominative?


Mozart was a brilliant composer of the Classical period.

A.
was

B.
composer

C.
Mozart

D.
gifted

Answer 16

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