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Predicates: Intransitive verbs

Predicates: Intransitive verbs

Simplest predicates only consists of one verb. These verbs don’t require following words to complete their meaning.

Examples:

• The Earth trembled.

• Mosquitoes bite.

• We have been swimming.

Predicates: Transitive verbs and direct objects

This is an example of a type of predicates where a verb is followed by a noun. The noun in this case completes the meaning of the verb by identifying who or what receives the action of the verb. This noun is a direct object (DO). Verbs that require DO’s to complete their meaning are called transitive verbs.

Examples:

• The earthquake destroyed the city.

• The man stubbed his toe.

• The people wanted peace.

Predicates: Linking verbs and subject complements

This is an example of a type of predicates where a verb is followed by a single noun. In this case, the verb serves merely to introduce a word that renames or describes the subject. This is a linking verb. The noun following the verb is called a subject complement (aka a predicate noun).

Examples:

• The result was chaos.

• James is an engineer.

• The woman became an accountant.

Tip: Instead of the verb, add an equal sign. (The result = chaos)

Predicate adjectives (adjectives as complements)

Adjectives can also serve as complements!!

Examples:

• The result was chaotic.

• The house seemed expensive.

Predicates: Indirect objects

Predicates can also consist of two nouns following the verb. The second noun is a direct object, but the first is an indirect objects(IO). The indirect object identifies to or for whom or what the action of the verb is performed.

Examples:

• The government sent the city aid.

• Neighbors gave the dog a bone.

• The boys asked the man a question.

• George tossed me an apple.

Predicates: Object complement

Predicates can also consist of two nouns following the verb. In this case, the first noun is a direct object and the second noun renames or describes it. The second noun in these examples are called an object complement.

Examples:

• The citizens declared the earthquake a disaster.

• The manager made him an assistant.

• The class elected Joan president.

What are the different parts of speech?

Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Article, Conjunction, Preposition, Interjection

What is a noun?

A person, place, thing, or idea

What is a pronoun?

Takes the place of a noun

What is a verb?

An action word

What is an adverb?

Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.

What is an adjective?

Describes a noun

What is an article?

marks a noun, functions as an adjective, definite (the) or indefinite (a/an)

What is a preposition?

Begins a prepositional phrase and describes the relationship between its object and the leading noun

What is a conjunction?

Links words, phrases, clauses, or sentences

What is an interjection?

Expresses emotion or excitement and it is sudden

What are the different parts of a sentence?

1. Subject

2. Predicate

3. Complement

What is a subject?

Makes the action happen

What is a predicate?

The part of the sentence that the action occurs

What is a complement?

Completes a subject or transitive verb

What do we call the noun or pronoun that complements or completes the verb when the verb is transitive? (Verb complements)

A direct object, or an indirect object

What do we call the noun or adjective that complements or completes the subject? (Subject complements)

Predicate nouns or predicates adjectives (ONLY COME AFTER LINKING VERBS).