The Printable KISS Grammar Workbooks Identifying Complements
Identifying Predicate Adjectives
from "The Ugly Duckling" by E. Louise Smythe

Directions:
1. Underline verbs twice, their subjects once, and label complements ("PA," "PN," "IO," or "DO").


1.) They are all pretty but one. 

2.) He is very ugly.

3.) But he is very good.

4.) It was so old.

5.) The poor duckling was very sad. 

6.) Then the leaves fell and it was very cold.

7.) The ugly duckling was big now.

8.) The little birds in the bushes were afraid and flew away.

9.) He will not be so ugly when he is bigger.