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subjeCT CoMPleMenT
• A subject complement is a word or word group that completes the meaning of a linking verb and identifies or modifies the subject.
Examples:
He was poor
Subject Linking Verb Subject Complement
He became weak and faint.
Subject Linking Verb Subject Complement
There are two kinds of subject complements the predicate nominative and the predicate adjective.
PrediCaTe noMinaTive
• The predicate nominative is the noun or pronoun that is in the predicate and identifies the subject.
PrediCaTe adjeCTive
• The predicate adjective is an adjective that is in the predicate and modifies the subject.
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