Students were informed of the situation.
Candidates left the room confidently.
The professor looks unconcerned.
Correct alternative: c) Verbal predicate - Verb-nominal predicate - Nominal predicate
Look at the sentence explanations to better understand the answer:
1. Students were informed of the situation.
In the predicate “were informed of the situation”, “were informed” is a verbal phrase whose main verb (informed) is also the nucleus of the predicate. As it is a significant verb, that is, it indicates action (the act of informing), the predicate is verbal.
2. Candidates left the room confidently.
In the predicate “they left the room confident”, we can observe that there are two cores: the verb “they left” and the noun “confident”, which plays the role of an adjective.
When a predicate has as its heads a verb and a noun (noun or adjective), the predicate is verb-nominal.
3. The professor looks unconcerned.
The predicate “seems unconcerned” is linked to the subject “The teacher” by the connecting verb “appear”.
Note that the core of the predicate is a name: the adjective “carefree”.
When the subject is linked to the predicate by a linking verb and the predicate head is a noun (noun or adjective), the predicate is nominal.
Correct alternative: b) “is tranquil” is a nominal predicate, where “is” is a connecting verb and “quiet” is the subject's predicative.
Read the explanations below to better understand the template.
a) “is tranquil” is a verbal predicate, where “is” is an action verb and “quiet” is the subject's predicate.
WRONG. The statement is incorrect because “is” is not an action verb, but a connecting verb. Furthermore, the subject's predicative is an indication that the predicate is nominal, as it is the nucleus that indicates the subject's quality or state.
b) “está tranquil” is a nominal predicate, where “está” is a connecting verb and “quiet” is a predicative of the subject.
CORRECT The nominal predicate is characterized by being joined to the subject through a connecting verb. Every nominal predicate has as its nucleus a name (adjective or noun) that indicates a state or characteristic of the subject. This state or characteristic is called “the subject's predicative”.
c) “está tranquil” is a verb-nominal predicate, where “está” is a connecting verb and “tranquilo” is a predicative of the subject.
WRONG. The sentence is incorrect because a verb-nominal predicate has at its core a noun (noun or adjective) and an action verb, not a linking verb.
d) “está tranquil” is a verbal predicate, where “está” is a connecting verb and “quiet” is the subject's predicative.
WRONG. A verbal predicate has an action verb, not a linking verb. Furthermore, verbal predicates do not have subject predicatives.
Correct alternative: c) Maria arrived tired.
Better understand the answer by consulting the explanations about each alternative:
a) Luan is very smart.
WRONG. “is very intelligent” is a nominal predicate, as it is linked to the subject through a linking verb (é). Furthermore, it has at its core a name that consists of a quality of the subject (intelligent).
b) The children are happy.
WRONG. “estão feliz” is a nominal predicate: it is linked to the subject by means of a connecting verb (they are) and has as its nucleus a noun that indicates a state of the subject (happy).
c) Maria arrived tired.
CORRECT “chegou tired” is a verb-nominal predicate because it has as its nuclei an action verb (arrived) and a noun that expresses a state of the subject (tired).
d) The math teacher was absent.
WRONG. “missed” is a verbal predicate, as it has an action verb as its nucleus.
Correct alternative: a) “On the first day of class I was asked by a student” (L.1).
Understand the answer better and know why the other alternatives do not have a verbal predicate:
a) “On the first day of class I was asked by a student” (L.1).
CORRECT The predicate "I was asked by a student" is verbal, as its core is the verbal phrase "I was asked", which indicates action.
b) “This journey is infinite” (L.26).
WRONG. The predicate "is infinite" is nominal; note that it is linked to the subject "this walk" by means of a linking verb (é). In addition, it has as its nucleus the name "infinite", which has the function of an adjective and indicates a characteristic of the subject "this walk".
c) “Life is not standardized” (L.51).
WRONG. The predicate "is not standardized" is a nominal predicate; its core is the name "standardized", which serves as an adjective and characterizes the subject "life". Another indicator that this predicate is nominal is the fact that it is linked to the subject through a linking verb (é).
d) "is that the truth?" (L.83).
WRONG. "it is the truth" is a nominal predicate: it is linked to the subject "that" by means of a connecting verb (is). Furthermore, it has at its core the name "truth", which characterizes the subject.
Correct alternative: c) nominal predicate - subject's predicate: tired
Did you know that the subject predicative can be the nucleus of a nominal predicate and a verb-nominal predicate, but it never occurs in a verbal predicate?
See the explanations below to better understand:
a) verbal predicate - subject predicative: tired
WRONG. The predicate cannot be verbal because the verb “to appear” is a linking verb. The linking verbs are part of the nominal predicates.
b) verbal predicate - subject predicative: it seems
WRONG. A verbal predicate has as its nucleus an action verb; the sentence has a connecting verb (it looks like).
The identification of the subject's predicate is also incorrect; “seems” is a connecting verb; the subject's predicative always constitutes a quality, a characteristic or a state and, therefore, it can never be indicated by a verb.
c) nominal predicate - subject's predicate: tired
CORRECT In the predicate of the sentence, “looks tired.”, there are two indications that the predicate is nominal: 1. the verb “appear” is a linking verb; 2. the core of the predicate is a name, in this case an adjective, which assigns a state to the subject: tired.
This nucleus is called the subject's predicative.
d) nominal predicate - subject predicative: it seems
WRONG. The classification of the predicate as “nominal” is correct, as the subject is linked to the predicate through a linking verb and the predicate nucleus indicates a state of the subject: tired.
The subject predicative is the core of a nominal predicate. Therefore, it can never be a verb, as its function is to indicate the quality, characteristic or state of the subject.
The "predicative of the subject" of the sentence is "tired".
e) verb-nominal predicate - subject's predicate: doctor
WRONG. A verb-nominal predicate presents as nuclei an action verb (and not a linking verb, as is the case of the verb “to seem”) and a characteristic or quality of the subject. The word “doctor” is the core of the subject, not the predicate of the sentence. Therefore, it cannot be classified as a "subject predicative"
The subject predicative is the head of a nominal predicate or one of the heads of a verb-nominal predicate, and indicates the subject's quality, characteristic or state.
Right answer:
(c) I arrived late for the party.
(a) Cristina is quiet.
(a) Camila is still tired.
(c) My children left the park amazed
(b) Lucia speaks very loudly.
( b ) The boys have already opened their presents
Check the explanations for the sentences to better understand the answers:
1. I was late for the party.
The predicate “I arrived late to the party” is a verb-nominal predicate, as it has as its nuclei an action verb (I arrived) and a noun (delayed) that attributes characteristic/quality to the subject “I”.
2. Cristina is quiet.
“está quieta” is a nominal predicate because it is linked to the subject “Cristina” through a connecting verb (está), and has as its nucleus the name “quieta”, which indicates a quality/characteristic of the subject.
3. Camila is still tired.
"still tired" is a nominal predicate because it links to the subject "Camila" through a connecting verb (continues), and has at its core the name "tired" which serves as an adjective and indicates a (tired) state of the subject .
4. My children left the park in awe.
"they left the park marveling." is a verb-nominal predicate, as it has a verb as nuclei of action (they left) and a name (amazed) that attributes characteristic/state to the subject “My sons".
5. Lucia speaks very loudly.
“speak too loudly” is a verbal predicate, as its core consists of an action verb (speech).
6. The boys have already opened the presents
“the presents have already opened” is a verbal predicate, as its nucleus consists of an action verb (they have opened).
We buy the whole family's Christmas gifts.
Correct alternative: d) we buy
The predicate “we buy the whole family's Christmas presents” indicates an action that is expressed by the verb “we buy”. Therefore, this verb is the core of the predicate, that is, its most important part.
Correct alternative: a) Nominal predicate.
Read the explanations below:
a) Nominal predicate.
CORRECT The predicate "is not a new disease." it connects to the subject “Microcephaly” through a connecting verb (is) and indicates a characteristic of that subject (not being a new disease).
b) Verbal predicate
WRONG. A verbal predicate has as its nucleus an action verb and the verb “to be”, present in the sentence through the inflection “is”, is a connecting verb.
c) Verb-nominal predicate
WRONG. A verb-nominal predicate has as nuclei an action verb and a noun (adjective or noun) that characterizes the subject. Note that the sentence actually has a linking verb ( verb “to be”, inflected: é)
d) Predicative of the subject
WRONG. The subject predicative is not a type of subject. In fact, it is the element of the predicate that attributes characteristic, state or quality to the subject.
e) Predicative of the object
WRONG. The object predicative, like the subject predicative, is not a kind of predicate. It has the function of attributing characteristic or quality to the object (direct or indirect) of a sentence.
My father and mother are elderly.
Correct alternative: d) Compound subject: My father and mother - Nominal predicate: they are elderly
Find out more by consulting the explanations below:
a) Simple subject: My father and mother - Verbal predicate: they are elderly
WRONG. The nucleus of a simple subject consists of only one element. In the sentence, the subject has two elements: “my father” and “my mother”. Therefore, it is a composite subject. The predicate classification is also incorrect, as a verbal predicate has an action verb at its core. Note that the verb in the sentence (verb “to be” inflected: “is”) is a linking verb.
b) Hidden subject: My father and mother - Nominal predicate: they are elderly
WRONG. A hidden subject does not appear in the sentence explicitly, which is not the case since “my father” and “my mother” are clearly expressed. The classification of the predicate as nominal, however, is correct: it is linked to the subject by means of a connecting verb (are) and has as its nucleus a name (elderly) that indicates a characteristic of the subject.
c) Non-existent subject: My father and mother - Verb-nominal predicate: they are elderly
WRONG. To be classified as “nonexistent”, the subject must be used with an impersonal verb (a verb that is only conjugated in the third person singular). The classification of the predicate is also incorrect, since a verb-nominal predicate has as its nuclei an action verb and a name that attributes a characteristic, state or quality to the subject. The verb of the sentence, verb “to be” inflected (are), is a connecting verb and is personal.
d) Compound subject: My father and mother - Nominal predicate: they are elderly
CORRECT A composite subject has two cores. In the sentence, such nuclei are “my father” and “my mother”. The nominal predicate, in turn, is characterized by being joined to the subject through a connecting verb (in the sentence, it is the verb “to be”, inflected as “are”) and because it has as its nucleus a name (noun or adjective) that characterizes the subject.
I'm proud of my mother.
Correct alternative: a) Nominal predicate
a) Nominal predicate
CORRECT A nominal predicate is linked to the subject through a linking verb (in the sentence represented by the verb “be” inflected as “I am'') and by a name (proud) that attributes a characteristic, quality or status to the subject.
b) Verbal predicate
WRONG. A verbal predicate has as its nucleus an action verb. Note that the verb of the sentence (to be) is a linking verb.
c) Verb-nominal predicate
WRONG. A verb-nominal predicate has as its nuclei an action verb and a noun (noun or adjective) that attributes a characteristic or quality to the subject. However, the verb in the sentence is a connecting verb.
