Yes, that is the job of a predicate nominative, to rename the subject after a linking verb.
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun which follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject. It is another way of naming the subject. Example sentence:Jane is my sister. (The verb 'is' is the linking verb; the object of the verb, 'sister' renames the subject 'Jane'.)
Yes, a predicate nominative can follow a linking verb, where it renames or refers to the subject. However, it does not typically follow an action verb, which instead connects the subject to a direct object.
No. A linking verb is followed by a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective. Examples: Barbara is a nurse. (nurse is the predicate nominative) Barbara is happy. (happy is the predicate adjective)
The correct pronoun functioning as a predicate nominative is A he.A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb to restate the subject of the sentence.A linking verb is a verb that acts as an equal sign, the subject is or becomes the object (this = he).A pronoun functioning as a predicate nominative is always the subjective form.
Pie is a noun. If it follows a linking verb, it's a predicate nominative.
There is no predicate nominative in that sentence. A predicate nominative follows a linking verb. "has given" is a transitive verb.
In the sentence: The doctor is a man. The noun man is the predicate nominative of the linking verb 'is'.The word 'meekest' is an adjective, which can be a predicate nominative when used as the direct object of a linking verb: My boyfriend is humble but her boyfriend is the meekest.
Grasshopper is a noun. If it follows a linking verb, it's a predicate nominative. Example: That is a grasshopper.
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb. Crate is a noun, so it can be used as a predicate nominative. Example: That is a crate.
No, in the sentence, "Where were you?", the pronoun "you" is not a predicate nominative.A predicate nominative (also called a subject complement) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verbthat restates or stands for the subject.The verb "were" in this sentence is not a linking verb. The pronoun "you" does not restate the word "where".An example of the pronoun "you" as a predicate nominative:"The winner is you." (winner = you).An example of the verb "were" as a linking verb:"Those birds were pigeons." (birds = pigeons)
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. Examples:Mary is my sister.Sam became adoctor.Thewinnerisyou.
Johnson is the predicate nominative: it follows the linking verb "became".