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A predicate noun (or predicate nominative) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.

A predicate adjective is the adjective following a linking verb which modifies (describes) the subject of the sentence.

Both are called subjectcomplements.

A linking verb is a verb that acts as an equals sign, the object is a form of the subject. Examples:

Mary is my sister.

(Mary=sister; the noun 'sister' is the predicate noun that renames the subject 'Mary')

Mary's feet got wet.

(feet->wet; the adjective 'wet' is the predicate adjective that describes the subject 'feet').

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