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SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS Predicate Nouns (also called predicate nominatives) and Predicate Adjectives I. Definitions: 1. Linking verbs “link” subjects to some word in the predicate. The word(s) it is linked to is called the subject complement. A subject complement follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject of a sentence. 2. The subject may be linked to a noun or pronoun (called a predicate noun or predicate nominative). S LV PN Ex: That man is a doctor. 3. The subject may be linked to an adjective (called a predicate adjective). S LV PA Ex: My friend seems cranky today. II. Common linking verbs: 1. am 2. is 3. are 4. was 5. were 6. be 7. being 8. been 9. become 13. appear 10. seem 14. sound 11. feel 15. taste 12. smell 16. look 17. grow 18. remain 19. continue 20. stay 21. turn
