Subject Complements

What kind of verbs are followed by subject complements?

• linking verbs

• action verbs

• transitive verbs

• helping verbs

Identify the subject of the sentence: The movie about Picasso was very slow.

• Picasso

• slow

• movie

• was

Identify the subject complement: The movie about Picasso was very slow.

• Picasso

• about

• movie

• slow

In this sentence, what type of subject complement is 'burnt'? The toast looked burnt.

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

Identify the subject complement: The school has become a training center for medical professionals.

• training

• school

• center

• professionals

What kind of a subject complement is 'winner'? Everyone is a winner.

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

• There is no subject complement in this sentence.

Identify the predicate adjective: The primary school teacher seems very aware of the needs of her young students.

• aware

• teacher

• needs

• young

Identify the predicate nominative: A dog is man's best friend.

• dog

• friend

• man's

• best

True or false? A subject complement is either a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective.

• true

• false

Select the sentence with a compound predicate nominative.

• The new law is an opportunity and a risk.

• The new law is tough but just.