A predicate noun is just a renaming of the subject, always found after a linking verb (a linking verb can be replaced by the word is, are, or were and still let the sentence make sense). Therefore, it is relatively simple to do. You can write, "Sue is a lawyer" and lawyer will be the predicate noun, since it is renaming Sue.
in your question, no..."a predicate noun" is the predicate noun he was a creature...yes
Mountain is a predicate noun.
A predicate nominative is a noun or a pronoun. A predicate noun is a noun.
A predicate noun (predicate nominative) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject. A predicate nominative is a function in a sentence, not a specific noun; any noun can be a predicate nominative. The word 'writer' is a noun.
The difference is that a predicate nominative may be a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective, while a predicate noun must be a noun.
The noun 'highways' is a predicate noun (or predicate nominative); a noun or pronoun following a linking verb that renames the subject.
A compound poem is a poem that has two or more predicate
A predicate nominative or a predicate adjectiverestates a noun following a linking verb or the object of a verb, telling something about the noun. The word 'tall' could be a predicate adjective or a predicate noun, depending on how it's used in a sentence. Examples:Predicate nominative: The size I need is a tall. (the noun tall is renaming the noun size)Predicate adjective: My brother is very tall. (the adjective tall is renaming the noun brother)
Yes because it can describe a noun--a popular person.
There is not a predicate noun in this sentence. The definition of a predicate noun is that it defines or restates the subject AND it has to follow a linking verb. example:Mrs.Smith is a nurse. the predicate noun would be nurse
A predicate noun is a a sub category inside a noun, which is a part of speech itself. It is simply a noun in the predicate.
The predicate noun (also called a predicate nominative) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.For example: "Sally is a girl." The predicate noun is girl which restates the subject noun, Sally.