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Using Nouns and Pronouns

as Predicate Nominatives
Christine Diane Galvan, CSPE, LPT
Instructress
 A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun
that follows a linking verb and renames or
explains the subject. This noun or pronoun
refers to the person or thing acting as subject
of the sentence.

Ex.
Mr. Vic Gonzales is our debate coach.
(Coach is a word referring to the same person
as the subject, Mr. Vic Gonzales.)
 Predicate nominatives may be compound.

Ex.
The members of the debate team are Jessie,
Jael, and Mon.
 Pronouns used as predicate nominatives must
be in the nominative case.

Ex.
The finalists are he and she.
 The expression It is me or It’s me is now
commonly used in everyday conversation.

 However, in formal writing, follow the rule


and write It is I.
 Predicate nominatives are sometimes called
subjective complements or predicate nouns.
 Because predicate nominatives always follow
verbs that may function as linking verbs, it is
helpful to know these commonly-used
linking verbs.
LINKING VERBS
Am were Taste grow
Is be Feel remain
Are being Smell stay
Was been Sound
(May also be used as (May also be used as
helping verbs) action verbs)
QUIZ
Directions: On the blank, write the predicate nominative/s in each sentence.
Example: Latin grammar and literature were the foundation for education before.
foundation

1. Benjamin Franklin is a famous American of many accomplishments. _____________


2. He was the 15th child of 17 children born to Josiah Franklin, a candlemaker.
___________________
3. The famous U.S statesman was a 4th grader when he left school to help his father’s
business. ___________
4. At age 13, he became the apprentice of his brother James’ printing press. ______________
5. Benjamin, at the age of 15, was a newspaper delivery boy by day and a writer composing
articles for it a night. ______
6. In 1736, Franklin became clerk of the Pennysylvania General Assembly and the next year
was appointed deputy postmaster of Philadelphia.
7. About this time, he was also the organizer of the first fire company in that city and
introduced methods for the improvement of street paving and lighting.
8. He was also a member of the Second Continental Congress, serving on ten of its
committees. ___________________

9. With a wide, appreciative following, he was a brilliant conversationalist and a


sympathetic listener. ___________________
10. Benjamin Franklin was an American painter, author, diplomat, philosopher, and
scientist. ___________________

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