The document outlines homework assignments and lessons from a language arts class. It discusses the key points from Lesson 8 on subject complements, including that a subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. It provides examples of common linking verbs and uses of subject complements, such as identifying predicate nouns and adjectives. The document also provides a short passage discussing John Henry as an example of using subject complements.

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Thursday, September 5th
Homework:
• Finish 1.8 Worksheet
• Spelling Post Test #2 [Friday, September 6th]
*Be adding words to your supplemental vocab list
[Mrs. Weber will check on Friday!]

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Lesson 8: Complements--Subject Complements
A complement is a word or group of words thatcompletes the meaning of
the verb.
Objects of Verbs:
Lesson 9
Subject Complements:
Is a word or group of words that
follows a linking verb and renames or
describes the subject.
A linking verb linksthe subject with
a noun or adjective that tells more
about it.

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Common Forms of Linking Verbs:
Forms of be: am, is, are, was, were, being, been
Other linking verbs: appear, feel, look, sound, seem, taste
Cowboy poetry is a Western tradition.
Subject
Linking Verb
Complement
Predicate Nouns/Adjectives:
+Predicate Noun follows a linking
verb and defines or re-names the subject
+Predicate Adjective follows a linking verb and
describes the quality of the subject
A popular cowboy poet is Rudy Gonzales.
Most cowboy poetry is humorous.
Some poems are sad.
Re-names
Describes
Describes

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1. John Henry is an American folk hero.
2. Maybe this African-American man was a real person.
3. According to some, he was a worker on a railroad-buildingproject in the 1870s.
4. His life is the subject of a famous ballad.
5. In the ballad, his strength is extraordinary.

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6. He is the winner in a contest with a powerful new steam drill.
7. His determination is remarkable, although the strain of winning killshim.
8. The victorious steel-driving man became a legend.
9. The legend grew more famous with each passing year.
10. John Henry is a symbol of the unbeatable human spirit.

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