Predicate Nominative
A predicate nominative is a noun (naming word) or a pronoun (a word used in place of a noun) that is the same as the subject of the sentence. It explains or identifies something about the subject. The predicate nominative and the subject can be inverted and the sentence will retain its meaning. This is a way to test for the predicate nominative. Predicate nominatives always follow linking verbs. A sentence may contain a compound predicate nominative. In a question (an interrogative sentence), the predicate nominative may be more difficult to find.
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The Predicate Nominative ... The predicate nominative is the noun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject. ... Typically, a predicate nominative has the same value or grammatical weight as the subject.
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A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun which follows the verb and describes or renames the subject. It is another way of naming the subject. It follows a linking verb. The predicate nominatives on this page have been italicized.
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The predicate nominative is a noun that follows a linking verb and identifies or explains the subject of the sentence. ... Who or what is Joe? A policeman. The word "is' is not an action verb but a linking verb. The word "policeman" is a noun following a linking verb. The word "policeman" is a predicate nominative.
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Instructions: Find the noun clauses in the following sentences and tell how they are used. (Subject, predicate nominative, direct object, appositive, indirect object, or object of the preposition)
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A predicate nominative or predicate noun completes a linking verb and renames the subject. It is a complement or completer because it completes the verb. Predicate nominatives complete only linking verbs.
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Subject complement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In grammar, a subject complement is a phrase or clause that follows a linking verb (copula) and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it or (2) describing it....
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predicate nominative n. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the ... Dictionary: predicate nominative...
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Compose ten (10) sentences on the following gramma ... Compose ten (10) sentences on the following grammar rule: Nominative Case Pronouns; 1. Five (5) sentences must have a compound subject. (i.e. She and they passed the test.); 2. Five (5) sentences must have a predicate nominative.
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Predicate Nominative/ Predicate Adjective !HELP! I am having a hard time distinguishing predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, and object of Predicate Nominative/ Predicate Adjective !HELP! ... A predicate nominative is a noun or a pronoun that follows a linking verb tand identifies, renames or explains the subject.
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