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 | SUBJECT COMPLEMENT: The two kinds of subject complements are predicate nominative and predicate adjective.
Definition: A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the subject.
Example: Jill is the chairperson. (Chairperson is a noun that follows the linking verb is and refers to Jill, so it is a predicate nominative or predicate noun.)
Example: Yes, I am she. (She is a predicate nominative or predicate pronoun because she follows the linking verb am and refers to I.)
Definition: A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the verb.
Example: You are very tall. (Tall is a predicate adjective because it follows the linking verb are and describes the subject you.)
Note: Common linking verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, verb phrases ending in be, being, been; also appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, remain.
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