Could someone let me know if I am on the right track?
I need to find the predicate nouns. If there is none I need to write none.
1.The ancestors of the lnuit people were Asians. PN-Asians
2.They had probably crossed the Bering Sea in umiaks. PN-Bering Sea
3.Umiaks are large boats made of skin. PN-Umiaks
4.Long ago, the Inuits became skilled and efficient hunters. PN-Inuits
5.They are also talented storytellers. PN-storytellers
6.Most of their stories have been traditional tales. PN-tales
7. The tales describe Inuit life in a harsh climate. PN-Inuit
8.They also tell about courage and love of family. PN-courage, love
9. Inuit stories are a record of the past for young people. PN-Inuit
10.Many of the tales ar passed down fom one generation to the next. PN-generation
1. Correct.
2. No. Bering Sea is the direct object of the verb "crossed." It can't be a PN because it doesn't mean the same as the subject, "They."
3. No. What is the subject of this sentence?
4. No. What is the subject of this sentence?
5. Correct.
6. Correct.
7. There is no PN in this sentence. Life is the direct object and Inuit describes it.
8. No. Please try again.
9. No. Inuit is an adjective describing the subject. Please try again.
10. No. Generation is in a prepositional phrase and can't be the PN.
Please study this web site about predicate nominatives.
http://grammar.uoregon.edu/nouns/predicateN.html
If you repost your answers tomorrow, we'll be glad to help you.
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3. boats
4. hunters
7. climate
9. record
Sorry -- but one of Anonymous's answers is wrong.
#2-crossed
#3- boats
#4-hunters
#8-family
#9-stories
#10-tales
Are these right? Guess I wasn't off to a very good start!
3. boats
4. hunters
7. life
9. record
1.The ancestors of the lnuit people were Asians. PN-Asians yes
2.They had probably crossed the Bering Sea in umiaks. PN-Bering Sea none; "crossed" is an action verb; doesn't have a PN
3.Umiaks are large boats made of skin. PN-boats -- yes
4.Long ago, the Inuits became skilled and efficient hunters. PN-hunters -- yes
5.They are also talented storytellers. PN-storytellers yes
6.Most of their stories have been traditional tales. PN-tales yes
7. The tales describe Inuit life in a harsh climate. PN-none; "describe" is an action verb, cannot have a PH
8.They also tell about courage and love of family. PN-none; "tell" is an action verb; no PN
9. Inuit stories are a record of the past for young people. PN-record
10.Many of the tales are passed down fom one generation to the next. PN-none; "are passed (down)" is an action verb; no PN
It looks as if you need to review how to identify all the parts of a sentence. You still aren't clear on subjects, types of verbs (action or linking), direct objects, objects of prepositions, not to mention predicate noun or predicate adjective. Here are some sites where you can re-study these:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/index.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/subjects.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm#predicate
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm
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To find the predicate nouns in a sentence, you need to identify the nouns that follow linking verbs (such as "are," "is," "became," etc.) and rename or describe the subject of the sentence.
Let's analyze each sentence to identify the predicate nouns:
1. "The ancestors of the Inuit people were Asians." - The linking verb is "were," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "ancestors" is "Asians." Therefore, the predicate noun is "Asians."
2. "They had probably crossed the Bering Sea in umiaks." - There is no linking verb in this sentence, so there is no predicate noun. Write "none."
3. "Umiaks are large boats made of skin." - The linking verb is "are," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "umiaks" is "boats." Therefore, the predicate noun is "boats."
4. "Long ago, the Inuits became skilled and efficient hunters." - The linking verb is "became," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "Inuits" is "hunters." Therefore, the predicate noun is "hunters."
5. "They are also talented storytellers." - The linking verb is "are," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "they" is "storytellers." Therefore, the predicate noun is "storytellers."
6. "Most of their stories have been traditional tales." - The linking verb is "have been," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "stories" is "tales." Therefore, the predicate noun is "tales."
7. "The tales describe Inuit life in a harsh climate." - The linking verb is "describe," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "tales" is "life." Therefore, the predicate noun is "life."
8. "They also tell about courage and love of family." - The linking verb is "tell," and the nouns that rename or describe the subject "they" are "courage" and "love." Therefore, the predicate nouns are "courage" and "love."
9. "Inuit stories are a record of the past for young people." - The linking verb is "are," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "stories" is "record." Therefore, the predicate noun is "record."
10. "Many of the tales are passed down from one generation to the next." - The linking verb is "are passed down," and the noun that renames or describes the subject "tales" is "generation." Therefore, the predicate noun is "generation."
So, the predicate nouns in the given sentences are: Asians, boats, hunters, storytellers, tales, life, courage, love, record, and generation.