1. The cake is delicious.
* S (Subject): The cake
* LV (Linking Verb): is
* PA (Predicate Adjective): delicious
2. My favorite color is blue.
* S (Subject): My favorite color
* LV (Linking Verb): is
* PA (Predicate Adjective): blue
3. She seems tired today.
* S (Subject): She
* LV (Linking Verb): seems
* PA (Predicate Adjective): tired
4. The movie was incredibly boring.
* S (Subject): The movie
* LV (Linking Verb): was
* PA (Predicate Adjective): incredibly boring
5. He became a doctor after many years of study.
* S (Subject): He
* LV (Linking Verb): became
* PA (Predicate Noun): a doctor
Explanation:
* Subject (S): The noun or pronoun performing the action or being described.
* Linking Verb (LV): A verb that connects the subject to a noun or adjective that renames or describes it. Common linking verbs include "be" (is, am, are, was, were), seem, appear, become, feel, look, sound, smell, taste.
* Predicate Adjective (PA): An adjective that modifies the subject and follows a linking verb.
* Predicate Noun (PA): A noun that renames the subject and follows a linking verb.
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