Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements

Identify the subject complement.

My friend is a doctor.

• My

• friend

• is

• doctor

Identify the subject complement.

My son became a professional basketball player.

• My son

• became

• player

• professional basketball player

Identify the subject complement(s) of this sentence. The real ruler of Britain is Parliament.

• ruler
• Britain
• Parliament

Identify the subject complement(s) of this sentence. My favorite place around here is the zoo.  

• place
• zoo

What is the subject of a sentence?

• what is said about the subject.

• a person, place, idea, or thing.

• who or what the sentence is about.

• the sentence

Identify the subject.

Many Canadians speak French.

• Many

• Canadians

• speak

• French

Identify the subject.

The Great Lakes form part of the Canadian border.

• Great Lakes

• part

• Canadian

• border

Identify the subject.

Canada has wonderful maple syrup.

• Canada

• wonderful

• maple

• syrup

Identify the subject complement.

This province is an island off the east coast of Canada.

• province

• island

• east

• coast

Identify the subject.

Quebec is a province in Canada.

• Quebec

• is

• province

• Canada