{"id":790,"date":"2022-04-20T09:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=790"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:43:56","slug":"e-cc-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- CC.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<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Linking Verbs, Predicate Adjectives &amp; Predicate Nouns<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Linking verbs <strong>connect the subject of a sentence to more information about it<\/strong>. They <strong>do not show action<\/strong>; instead, they <strong>link the subject to a description or identity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Linking Verbs<\/strong> \ud83d\udd17<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A linking verb <strong>connects the subject to a word that describes or renames it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Linking Verbs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>be<\/strong> (am, is, are, was, were) \ud83d\udfe2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>become \ud83c\udf31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>seem \ud83c\udf1f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feel \ud83d\ude0a, look \ud83d\udc40, appear \ud83d\udc53, taste \ud83d\ude0b, smell \ud83d\udc43<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <strong>is<\/strong> happy. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The soup <strong>tastes<\/strong> delicious. \ud83c\udf72\ud83d\ude0b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Predicate Adjectives<\/strong> \u2728<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A predicate adjective <strong>follows a linking verb<\/strong> and <strong>describes the subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clues:<\/strong> Answers the question: <em>\u201cWhat is the subject like?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The sky <strong>is<\/strong> blue. \ud83c\udf0c\ud83d\udc99 (<em>\u201cblue\u201d describes sky<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The flowers <strong>smell<\/strong> sweet. \ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf6c (<em>\u201csweet\u201d describes flowers<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Predicate Nouns (Predicate Nominatives)<\/strong> \ud83c\udff7\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A predicate noun <strong>follows a linking verb<\/strong> and <strong>renames or identifies the subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clues:<\/strong> Answers the question: <em>\u201cWho or what is the subject?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My brother <strong>is<\/strong> a doctor. \ud83d\udc68\u200d\u2695\ufe0f (<em>\u201cdoctor\u201d renames brother<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>became<\/strong> the class president. \ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\udc51 (<em>\u201cclass president\u201d renames she<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Quick Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Linking Verb<\/strong> \ud83d\udd17<\/td><td>Connects subject to description or identity<\/td><td>She <strong>is<\/strong> smart.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Predicate Adjective<\/strong> \u2728<\/td><td>Describes the subject<\/td><td>The cake <strong>looks<\/strong> yummy. \ud83c\udf70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Predicate Noun<\/strong> \ud83c\udff7\ufe0f<\/td><td>Renames the subject<\/td><td>He <strong>became<\/strong> a hero. \ud83e\uddb8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Examples Together<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The soup <strong>is<\/strong> hot. \ud83c\udf72\ud83d\udd25 \u2192 <strong>Predicate Adjective<\/strong> (<em>hot<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My friend <strong>is<\/strong> a musician. \ud83c\udfb5\ud83c\udfb8 \u2192 <strong>Predicate Noun<\/strong> (<em>musician<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sky <strong>appears<\/strong> cloudy. \u2601\ufe0f\ud83c\udf25\ufe0f \u2192 <strong>Predicate Adjective<\/strong> (<em>cloudy<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He <strong>became<\/strong> a champion. \ud83c\udfc6\ud83e\udd47 \u2192 <strong>Predicate Noun<\/strong> (<em>champion<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The flowers <strong>smell<\/strong> fragrant. \ud83c\udf39\ud83d\udc90 \u2192 <strong>Predicate Adjective<\/strong> (<em>fragrant<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>Fun Trick to Remember<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Linking verbs = \ud83d\udd17 <strong>link<\/strong> the subject to more info<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Predicate adjectives = \u2728 <strong>describe<\/strong> the subject<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Predicate nouns = \ud83c\udff7\ufe0f <strong>rename<\/strong> the subject<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Practice! \ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\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\/98344\/629\/319\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7125\" 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They do not show action; instead, they link the subject to a description or identity. Linking Verbs \ud83d\udd17 Definition: A linking verb connects<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-2-identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- CC.2 Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-790","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17219,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/790\/revisions\/17219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}