Question

exercise b in the sentences below, circle each verb. then, identify each underlined word or word group by writing above it pn for predicate nominative or do for direct object. example 1. my brother may become a doctor. 6. lyndon johnson became president in 1963. 7. that story describes him exactly. 8. tomás ortega is the best student in our class. 9. a leopard has spots on its coat for camouflage. 10. a rake is a useful tool in a garden. 11. billie holiday is kevins favorite jazz singer. 12. the class elected jennifer. 13. she was probably the best candidate. 14. her friend martin managed the campaign. 15. that is what she promised before the election.

Explanation:

1. In "Lyndon Johnson became president in 1963", "became" is the verb and "president" is a predicate nominative as it renames the subject "Lyndon Johnson" after a linking - verb "became".
2. In "That story describes him exactly", "describes" is the verb and "him" is a direct object as it receives the action of the transitive verb "describes".
3. In "Tomás Ortega is the best student in our class", "is" is the verb and "student" is a predicate nominative as it renames the subject "Tomás Ortega" after the linking - verb "is".
4. In "A leopard has spots on its coat for camouflage", "has" is the verb and "spots" is a direct object as it receives the action of the transitive verb "has".
5. In "A rake is a useful tool in a garden", "is" is the verb and "tool" is a predicate nominative as it renames the subject "A rake" after the linking - verb "is".
6. In "Billie Holiday is Kevin’s favorite jazz singer", "is" is the verb and "singer" is a predicate nominative as it renames the subject "Billie Holiday" after the linking - verb "is".
7. In "The class elected Jennifer", "elected" is the verb and "Jennifer" is a direct object as it receives the action of the transitive verb "elected".
8. In "She was probably the best candidate", "was" is the verb and "candidate" is a predicate nominative as it renames the subject "She" after the linking - verb "was".
9. In "Her friend Martin managed the campaign", "managed" is the verb and "campaign" is a direct object as it receives the action of the transitive verb "managed".
10. In "That is what she promised before the election", "is" is the verb and "what she promised before the election" is a predicate nominative as it renames the subject "That" after the linking - verb "is".

Answer:

1. Verb: became; Predicate Nominative: president
2. Verb: describes; Direct Object: him
3. Verb: is; Predicate Nominative: student
4. Verb: has; Direct Object: spots
5. Verb: is; Predicate Nominative: tool
6. Verb: is; Predicate Nominative: singer
7. Verb: elected; Direct Object: Jennifer
8. Verb: was; Predicate Nominative: candidate
9. Verb: managed; Direct Object: campaign
10. Verb: is; Predicate Nominative: what she promised before the election