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GRAMMAR HELP?!?!?!?!?
I'm horrible at grammar. So I need to know what is a linking verb, predicate noun, & predicate adjective?
PLEASE !
1 Answer
- Anonymous10 years ago
Well, really, no one needs to know what a predicate adjective is. Shakespeare couldn't have named one if his life depended on it. Naming things has nothing to do with being able to use the language well.
However- a linking verb is one that links the subject with an adjective or a noun rather than giving an action. For example: He is young. The verb "is" links the subject "he" with the adjective "young".
The predicate is everything that comes after the subject. So a predicate noun is a noun that comes after the verb, as in "He is a lawyer." "Lawyer" is a predicate noun. In the first example, "young" is a predicate adjective.