{"id":829,"date":"2022-04-21T11:39:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:08:39","slug":"e-aa-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.2 Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Linking Verbs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>linking verb<\/strong> connects the <strong>subject<\/strong> \ud83e\uddd1 to a word in the predicate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does <strong>not show action<\/strong> \u274c\ud83c\udfc3 but shows a state of being or condition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common linking verbs:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Be verbs<\/strong>: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been \u2728<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Others: seem, become, appear, feel, look, taste, smell, sound \ud83d\udc42\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc43<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <strong>is<\/strong> happy. \ud83d\ude0a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The soup <strong>smells<\/strong> delicious. \ud83c\udf72<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Predicate Adjectives<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>predicate adjective<\/strong> is an <strong>adjective<\/strong> that comes after a linking verb and <strong>describes the subject<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfaf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure: <strong>Subject + Linking Verb + Adjective<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 Examples:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sky <strong>is blue<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf0c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The students <strong>were excited<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf89<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Predicate Nouns (Predicate Nominatives)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>predicate noun<\/strong> (or predicate nominative) is a <strong>noun or pronoun<\/strong> that comes after a linking verb and <strong>renames the subject<\/strong>. \ud83c\udff7\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure: <strong>Subject + Linking Verb + Noun\/Pronoun<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 Examples:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My father <strong>is a teacher<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The winner <strong>was she<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Tricks to Identify<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 If the word after the linking verb <strong>describes<\/strong> the subject \u2192 Predicate Adjective \ud83c\udfa8<br>2\ufe0f\u20e3 If the word after the linking verb <strong>renames\/identifies<\/strong> the subject \u2192 Predicate Noun \ud83d\udcd8<br>3\ufe0f\u20e3 If it shows <strong>action<\/strong> \u2192 Not a linking verb \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Practice Sentences<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The flowers <strong>smell sweet<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf38 (Linking verb + Predicate Adjective)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raj <strong>is a student<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf93 (Linking verb + Predicate Noun)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>are kind<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc96 (Linking verb + Predicate Adjective)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98844\/930\/538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" 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