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'.)
A predicate nominative is not a linking verb. A predicate nominative is the noun that follows a linking verb and restates the subject.
Martha is a teacher. (Martha is the subject, is is the linking verb, and teacher is the predicate nominative.)
The predicate adjective (also called a subject complement)is the adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence.
Not exactly. A predicate nominative (the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates the subject of the sentence) can be a subject complement; but a subject complement can also be a predicate adjective (the adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence).In other words, a subject complement can be a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective.
Became is the linking verb in that sentence. It connects the subject, He, to the predicate nominative, senator.
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.
Grasshopper is a noun. If it follows a linking verb, it's a predicate nominative. Example: That is a grasshopper.
There is no predicate nominative in that sentence. A predicate nominative follows a linking verb. "has given" is a transitive verb.
Johnson is the predicate nominative: it follows the linking verb "became".
A predicate nominative is the noun (or pronoun) that follows a linking verb.Ex. Bob is the king.In the above sentence, "king" is the predicate nominative.
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.
The predicate adjective (also called a subject complement)is the adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence.
Not exactly. A predicate nominative (the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates the subject of the sentence) can be a subject complement; but a subject complement can also be a predicate adjective (the adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence).In other words, a subject complement can be a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective.
A predicate nominative is used with a linking verb and "renames" the subject by stating that the subject is the same as the predicate nominative. Here are some examples: Andrew is the director. My best friend had become my enemy.
No, "where were you" is a question, not a sentence with a pronoun predicate nominative. A pronoun predicate nominative is a pronoun that renames the subject of a sentence. An example would be, "She is my sister" with "sister" being the predicate nominative.
Yes, that is the job of a predicate nominative, to rename the subject after a linking verb.
A linking verb followed by a predicate noun renames the subject, while a linking verb followed by a predicate adjective describes the subject. To determine which is being used, consider whether the word after the linking verb is naming the subject (noun) or describing it (adjective).
Yes, a predicate noun and a predicate nominative are the same thing. They both refer to a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of the sentence.
Became is the linking verb in that sentence. It connects the subject, He, to the predicate nominative, senator.