Predicate Nominatives worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve Question 7 step by step.

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🔹 What is a Predicate Nominative?

A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. It answers the question *"Who?"* or *"What?"* about the subject.

Common linking verbs include:
- *be* (am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being)
- *seem*, *become*, *appear*, *look*, *feel*, *sound*, *taste*, *smell*, *remain*, etc.

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We will go through each sentence and identify the predicate nominative — the noun that comes after the linking verb and renames the subject.

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✔ Answers with Explanations:

#### 7.1 The person in the blue car must be Alice.
- Linking verb: "must be"
- Subject: "The person in the blue car"
- Predicate nominative: Alice
> ✔️ "Alice" renames the subject — who is the person? Alice.

✔ Answer: Alice

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#### 7.2 My favorite musical tool is the hammer.
- Linking verb: "is"
- Subject: "My favorite musical tool"
- Predicate nominative: the hammer
> ✔️ "the hammer" tells us what the tool is.

✔ Answer: the hammer

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#### 7.3 Have you always been a sports fan?
- Linking verb: "been" (past participle of "be")
- Subject: "you"
- Predicate nominative: a sports fan
> ✔️ "a sports fan" describes what "you" are.

✔ Answer: a sports fan

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#### 7.4 The football team was the state champion up until the past two years.
- Linking verb: "was"
- Subject: "The football team"
- Predicate nominative: the state champion
> ✔️ "the state champion" renames the team.

✔ Answer: the state champion

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#### 7.5 She was the captain of the netball team.
- Linking verb: "was"
- Subject: "She"
- Predicate nominative: the captain of the netball team
> ✔️ This tells us who she is.

✔ Answer: the captain of the netball team

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#### 7.6 In the front yard, the trees are elms and oaks.
- Linking verb: "are"
- Subject: "the trees"
- Predicate nominative: elms and oaks
> ✔️ "elms and oaks" tell us what kind of trees they are.

✔ Answer: elms and oaks

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#### 7.7 What was the answer on the last question?
- Linking verb: "was"
- Subject: "the answer"
- Predicate nominative: What (but note: this is a question)
> ⚠️ In questions like this, the word order is inverted. "What" is actually the subject, and "the answer" is the predicate nominative.
> But wait — let's rephrase to see:
> - "The answer was what?" → So "what" is the predicate nominative.
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> ✔️ "What" is the noun that renames "the answer".

✔ Answer: What

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#### 7.8 Our best striker is Eissa.
- Linking verb: "is"
- Subject: "Our best striker"
- Predicate nominative: Eissa
> ✔️ Eissa is the name of the striker.

✔ Answer: Eissa

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#### 7.9 The winner of the game show was a Dean.
- Linking verb: "was"
- Subject: "The winner of the game show"
- Predicate nominative: a Dean
> ✔️ "a Dean" identifies who the winner is.

✔ Answer: a Dean

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#### 7.10 Will the name of the new building in Abu Dhabi be Louvre as well?
- Linking verb: "be"
- Subject: "the name of the new building in Abu Dhabi"
- Predicate nominative: Louvre
> ✔️ "Louvre" is the name being assigned — it renames the subject.

✔ Answer: Louvre

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✔ Final Answers (Rewritten in Box Format):

| Question | Predicate Nominative |
|--------|----------------------|
| 7.1 | Alice |
| 7.2 | the hammer |
| 7.3 | a sports fan |
| 7.4 | the state champion |
| 7.5 | the captain of the netball team |
| 7.6 | elms and oaks |
| 7.7 | What |
| 7.8 | Eissa |
| 7.9 | a Dean |
| 7.10 | Louvre |

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📝 Summary Tip:

To find the predicate nominative:
1. Find the linking verb.
2. Ask: *"Who or what is the subject?"*
3. The noun that answers that question is the predicate nominative.

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