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• The subject is what the sentence is about.
A noun can be a subjective complement.
A PREDICATE NOUN renames the subject.
It refers to the same person, place, thing, or idea.
A predicate noun follows a linking verb
such as the forms of be:
(am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been).
Remember:
Mount Rushmore is a sculpture carved into a mountain.
Subject Linking
verb
pred noun
The Amazon is the second largest river in the world.
Subject
Linking verb
Pred. noun
Homer is our cake-eating consultant.
Subject
Linking verb
Pred noun
Abe Simpson was once a World War II hero.
Subject Linking
verb
Pred noun
New England lobsters are a delicious meal.
Subject Linking
verb
Pred noun
Cheeseburgers are an all-American favorite.
Subject Linking
verb
Pred noun
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States.
Subject Linking
verb
Pred noun
The Pyramids of Egypt were great tombs designed to last forever.
Subject
Pred nounLinking verb
Pollution in this country has been a problem for decades.
Subject
Pred noun
Linking verb
The Philadelphia Eagles have been a good football team for years.
Well…
Subject
Pred nounLinking verb
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
Subject
Linking verb
Pred noun
Mars will be the next world for astronauts to
explore.
Subject Pred nounLinking verb
At one time, the buffalo was a species that dominated the American west.
Subject Pred noun
Linking verb
Alcatraz was a maximum security prison that closed in 1962.
Subject
Pred nounLinking verb
The rings of Saturn are the jewel of the solar system.
Subject
Pred noun
Linking verb
The change of schedule has been a disaster.
Subject Pred noun
Linking verb
Once in a mall, Chelsea is a shopaholic.
Subject Pred noun
Linking verb
According to legend, Paul Bunyan was a giant
lumberjack who created logging in the
American Pacific Northwest.
Subject
Pred noun
Linking verb
Mirror Lake is a well-known spot for fishing.
Subject
Pred noun
Linking verb
One problem in the world today is
global warming.
Subject
Pred noun
Linking verb
Stephen King is truly a great writer.
Subject Pred nounLinking verb
Evolution is a theory which explains how
life developed on Earth.
Subject Pred noun
Linking verb
Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the
Earth for over 160 million years.
Subject Pred nounLinking verb

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Identifying subjects and complements

  • 1.
  • 2. • The subject is what the sentence is about. A noun can be a subjective complement. A PREDICATE NOUN renames the subject. It refers to the same person, place, thing, or idea. A predicate noun follows a linking verb such as the forms of be: (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been). Remember:
  • 3. Mount Rushmore is a sculpture carved into a mountain. Subject Linking verb pred noun
  • 4. The Amazon is the second largest river in the world. Subject Linking verb Pred. noun
  • 5. Homer is our cake-eating consultant. Subject Linking verb Pred noun
  • 6. Abe Simpson was once a World War II hero. Subject Linking verb Pred noun
  • 7. New England lobsters are a delicious meal. Subject Linking verb Pred noun
  • 8. Cheeseburgers are an all-American favorite. Subject Linking verb Pred noun
  • 9. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. Subject Linking verb Pred noun
  • 10. The Pyramids of Egypt were great tombs designed to last forever. Subject Pred nounLinking verb
  • 11. Pollution in this country has been a problem for decades. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 12. The Philadelphia Eagles have been a good football team for years. Well… Subject Pred nounLinking verb
  • 13. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Subject Linking verb Pred noun
  • 14. Mars will be the next world for astronauts to explore. Subject Pred nounLinking verb
  • 15. At one time, the buffalo was a species that dominated the American west. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 16. Alcatraz was a maximum security prison that closed in 1962. Subject Pred nounLinking verb
  • 17. The rings of Saturn are the jewel of the solar system. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 18. The change of schedule has been a disaster. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 19. Once in a mall, Chelsea is a shopaholic. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 20. According to legend, Paul Bunyan was a giant lumberjack who created logging in the American Pacific Northwest. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 21. Mirror Lake is a well-known spot for fishing. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 22. One problem in the world today is global warming. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 23. Stephen King is truly a great writer. Subject Pred nounLinking verb
  • 24. Evolution is a theory which explains how life developed on Earth. Subject Pred noun Linking verb
  • 25. Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the Earth for over 160 million years. Subject Pred nounLinking verb