• 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
verbPred 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.
SubjectPred 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 nounLinking 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