PN and PA Review
What are the first three steps you
must follow to find a complement?
• Remove prepositional phrases
• Find the verb
• Decide whether the verb is ACTION or LINKING
• If it’s action ask what or whom to find DO
• Then ask for what or for whom to find IO
• If it’s linking ask what or whom and decide if the word is
a noun/pronoun or an adjective
The LINKING VERBS
• COMMON LINKING VERBS
• Am, is, are, was, were
• Be, being, been
• SENSORY LINKING VERBS
• Looks, tastes, feels, sounds, smells
• OTHER LINKING VERBS
• Seems, appears, remains, becomes, stays,
grows
The two differences between a
DO and a PN
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DO follows action verb
PN follows linking verb
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DO is different from the subject
PN is the same as the subject
Give yourself a Pre-test
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Take out a blank sheet of paper
Skipping lines, number to 30
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SCALE
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0-10 correct = I’m lost!
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11-15 correct = This is kind of confusing.?!
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16-20 correct = I’m starting to understand this.
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21-25 correct = I am pretty good at this.
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26-30 correct = Go ahead and crown me. I’m king/queen of complements!
PN & PA
Predicate nominatives are nouns or ____(1)____that
follow a ____(2)_____ verb and ____(3)_____ the
subject
Predicate adjectives are adjectives that follow a
____(4)_____ verb and ____(5)_____ the subject.
Diagramming
6) Indirect objects are placed under the
___(6)____ on ____(7)______.
7) The PN/PA line is different from a DO
line in that it is ________(8)__________
Diagramming
9) Which words in the following sentence
need to be placed on the diagram if you
remove all prepositional phrases?
• Evenings in front of the television
became common in the mid-sixties.
10)Which word is misplaced in
the diagram below?
We
given
supplies
her
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
Sample:
Josh carried a blue bag to school on Friday.
•DO = bag
• Remember, if there is no
complement, write none
• A sentence may have a DO and
and IO. List both.
11) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The ocean smells fresh in the
summertime.
•PA = fresh
12) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Harry likes the new movies in the theater.
•DO = movies
13) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• We have always provided them adequate
supplies to feed their pets.
•DO = supplies
•IO = them
14) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The team has been prepared for this for a
long time.
•PA = prepared
15) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The professors were former students of
the university.
•PN = students
16) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The first one in the gym will be the captain
of the team.
•PN = captain
17) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• They always argue with them about the
rules of the game.
• NONE, intransitive
18) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Help me to the stairs.
• DO= me
19) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The birthday cake tastes too sweet for me.
•PA = sweet
20) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Mary will be the first camper to go on the
trip.
•PN = camper
21) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The chicken ate the seeds off the floor of
the coop.
•DO = seeds
22) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Marshana handed her friend the phone.
•DO = phone
•IO = friend
23) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Tricia is being an assistant for the day.
•PN = assistant
24) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• We never lock the back door on the
weekends.
•DO = door
25) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Be careful on the icy roads.
•PA = careful
26) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Gary and his brother have been soldiers in
the Army for 10 years.
•PN = soldiers
27) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Iguanas are reptiles of great adaptability.
•PN = reptiles
28) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Pioneers carried many of their supplies on
horseback.
•DO = many
29) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• The athletes on our team are energetic in
all practices.
•PA = energetic
30) DO, IO, PN, or PA?
• Hyenas will often travel in pairs through
the savanna during the night.
•NONE = intransitive
How well did you do?
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Total the number of answers that you gave that were correct
Write the number at the top of the page like this:
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SCALE
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0-10 correct = I’m lost!
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11-15 correct = This is kind of confusing.!?
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16-20 correct = I’m starting to understand this…
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21-25 correct = I am pretty good at this.
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26-30 correct = Go ahead and crown me. I’m the master of complements!
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