The Difference Between a Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective
rogersgeorge on July 12th, 2024
Linking verbs (mainly forms of “to be”) are tricky because they don’t take direct objects. They take predicate nominatives. Think of linking verbs as equivalent to an equals sign. The nouns on both siides of the linking verb are the same in some sense, so they both get the nominative. Predicate adjectives are tricky because English adjectives don’t show case, so they all look like nominatives even though they describe something, not name it. The kid makes this mistake; she thinks “rapid-fire” is the name of the answer.
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