Identifying subjects and complements
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The document discusses predicate nouns and linking verbs. It provides examples of sentences containing a subject, linking verb such as forms of "be", and a predicate noun that renames the subject. Some key points: - A predicate noun follows a linking verb and refers to the same person, place, thing, or idea as the subject. - Many examples are given of sentences containing a subject, linking verb such as "is", "are", "was", etc., and a predicate noun. - Predicate nouns rename the subject and follow a linking verb.
Identifying subjects and complements
- 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