5.3 Subject Complements

5.3 Subject Complements

Subject Complements come after a being verb.

It tells more about the subject of the sentence.

Being Verbs

• am

• is

• are

• was

• were

• have, has, had

• be, being, been

Examples:

• The ocean is blue.

• The fish were scaly.

• The sand was soft.

Multiple Choice

What does a subject complement come after?

• an action verb

• a being verb

• a proper noun

Multiple Choice

What is the subject complement?

The rainbow was colorful.

• was

• rainbow

• colorful

Multiple Choice

What is the subject complement?

The horse is angry.

• is

• angry

• horse

Multiple Choice

What is the subject complement?

Our field trip to the museum was exciting.

• exciting

• field

• museum