Linking verb…
 Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
– Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
– Become, seem, appear, look, grow, turn, taste, feel, smell, sound

Linking verbs…
 Some linking verbs can be used as action verbs also.
– Ex. The director grew angry. LV
– Ex. The director grew a beard. AV

Predicate Nouns and Adjectives
 Linking verbs do not have DO or IO.
 Linking verbs have PN or PA.

Predicate Nouns
 A predicate noun is a noun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. It tells what the subject is.
– Ex. The boy is a soccer player.
LV PN

Predicate Adjectives…
 A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb. It describes the subject by telling what it is like.
– Ex. The book is interesting.
LV PA

Steps…
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Find the linking verb.
Look for a word after the verb that renames or describes the subject.
Decide if that word is a noun or an adjective.
If it is a noun, it is a PN. If it is an adjective, it is a PA.

Practice…Copy these to your notes and label the LV and
PN/PA.
1.
Justin was a great writer.
2.
His book is intriguing.
3.
Some of the characters were children.
4.
It seems popular.