EXERCISE 12 Identifying Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives

Underline every predicate nominative and predicate adjective in the sentences

below. In the space provided, write PN for predicate nominative or PA for

predicate adjective.

1. The roses smell fresh and fragrant.

2. Joan is a great gardener and landscape architect.

3. We feel cheerful in this well-designed space.

4. Two common shade plants are hydrangeas and hostas.

5. Fresh, edible flowers look spectacular on a salad or cake.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

c is the answer because first she would blush to make the reader wonder why which they find out in the next line.