A noun, a pronoun, or an adjective that follows a linking verb is a subject complement.The subject complements are:A 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.
"Are" is not a pronoun. Are is a verb (can be a linking or helping verb), one of the 'being verbs'; the second person singular and the present plural of 'be'.You are going to the store? (helping verb)We are here. (Linking verb).
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)
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
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.
A noun, a pronoun, or an adjective that follows a linking verb is a subject complement.The subject complements are:A 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.
"Are" is not a pronoun. Are is a verb (can be a linking or helping verb), one of the 'being verbs'; the second person singular and the present plural of 'be'.You are going to the store? (helping verb)We are here. (Linking verb).
The correct pronoun is: The best spellers in the class are you and she.The reason a subjective pronoun is used following the verb is because the verb 'are' is a linking verb. A linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object is a form of the subject (spellers = you and she).The noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb is called a predicate nominative (a type of subject complement)A pronoun following a linking verb is always a subjective form.
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)
Is a noun (or pronoun) that follows a linking verb and renames or explains the subject.
linking or action verb is follows by a subject.
A predicate adjective is a type of adjective that describes the subject of a linking verb that it follows. It follows the linking verb in the sentence, and then refers back to it.
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'.)
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
action and linking
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.
There is no subject complement in that sentence. A subject complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking verb. Left is the verb, and it's transitive, not linking.