Direct Object, Indirect Object, Predicate Nominative, Predicate Adjective
PN renames
the subject
Ask yourself ? when trying to identify the DO
"What is the thing receiving the action?" or "Subject, Action Verb, Who or What?"
Identify the direct object: Trey threw the ball quickly.
Ball
Identify the predicate noun: Chris became a fan of Elvis
Fan
Identify the DO: I won the championship game of Scrabble last weekend
Game
Identify the PA: The movie was hilarious
Hilarious
Earl often looks tired on Monday mornings. What is tired?
PA
That hamburger meat smells bad to me. What is bad?
PA
The sun grew hotter as the day went on. What is hotter?
PA
I'm not the one who did that. What is one?
PN
Ms. Rosseti will be our Spanish teacher this fall. What is teacher?
PN
When left to dry in the sun, plums become prunes. What is prunes?
PN
Identify the PN: The people behind you are my parents
Parents
Identify the predicate adjective: Both the tomato and the pepper are rich in Vitamin C
Rich
Identify the PN: During the heat wave, dehydration became a threat for active citizens.
Threat
Predicate noun is
a noun
Predicate adjective always follows...
a linking verb
Predicate noun always follows
a linking verb
DO always follow...
an action verb
Predicative adjectives is
an adjective
PA is found
in the predicate
PN is found
in the predicate
Direct objects must be a
noun or pronoun
Direct objects is the
person or thing that receives the action
PA describes
the subject
