The predicate adjective (also called a subject complement)is the adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence.
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 noun or predicate nominative is a nounor pronoun which follows the verb and describes or renames the subject. A predicate noun follows a linking verb. For example:Jennifer is my sister. (The noun sister renames the subject Jennifer)
A noun that renames the subject is a subjectcomplement, phrase or clause that follows a linking verb. Example:Robert is my cousin.
A subject complement follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. A subject complement can be a noun or an adjective.Sarah Silverman is a comedian.Here, comedian renames Sarah Silverman, so comedian is the subject complement.
No, the correct form is "That person was I."In the sentence, the verb 'was' is functioning as a linking verb. A linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object is a form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister); or the subject becomes the object (Mary's feet got wet. feet->wet).The noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb is called a subject complement (a predicate nominative) which renames the subject.A pronoun that functions as a subject complement is always a subject (nominative) pronoun. The pronoun 'I' is a subject pronoun.
A predicate nominative follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of the sentence. This type of complements is used to provide more information about the subject by identifying it or renaming it.
As the definition states the subject complement follows either a linking verb or a pronoun. Therefore yes a sentence that contains a linking verb will also have a subject complement.
"Was" is a linking verb. It is used to connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement that describes or renames the subject.
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 a noun or a pronoun that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. It is another way of naming the subject. Example:He remains a doctor. remains = linking verb, a doctor = predicate noun (he = doctor)
A subject pronoun follows a linking verb.For example:Correct:"The best baseball player is he."Incorrect:"The best baseball player is him."
Yes, "is" is a linking verb. It connects the subject of a sentence with a subject complement that describes or renames the subject.
A subject complement gerund is a gerund phrase that follows a linking verb and renames the subject of the sentence. It functions as a complement to the subject, providing additional information or clarification about the subject.
Yes, "elected" can function as a linking verb in certain contexts. Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, which renames or describes the subject. In the sentence "She was elected president," "elected" links the subject "She" to the subject complement "president."
Is a noun (or pronoun) that follows a linking verb and renames or explains the subject.
Was is a linking verb.
A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence. For example, in the sentence "The flowers are beautiful," "beautiful" is the predicate adjective. A predicate nominative, on the other hand, is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject. In the sentence "She is a teacher," "teacher" is the predicate nominative.