Subject Complements

What type of verbs have subject complements?

• action
• linking

What type of verbs have subject complements?

• action
• linking

Identify the subject of the sentence:

The flight to Houston was very swift.

• flight
• Houston
• was
• swift

Identify the subject complement:

The flight to Houston was very swift.

• flight
• Houston
• very
• swift

What type of subject complement is swift?

The flight to Houston was very swift.

• predicate noun
• predicate adjective
• predicate pronoun

Identify the subject complement:

The museum has become a showroom for classic cars.

• museum
• showroom
• classic
• cars

What type of subject complement is showroom?

The museum became a showroom for classic cars.

• predicate noun
• predicate pronoun
• predicate adjective

Determine the type of verb:

The flower smells wonderful.

• action
• linking

Identify the subject complement and its label:

The two leaders are they.

• two, predicate noun
• leaders, predicate noun
• they, predicate adjective
• they, predicate pronoun

Identify the subject complement and its label:

The saleswoman seems very sensitive to the needs of others.

• saleswoman, predicate noun
• needs, predicate noun
• sensitive, predicate adjective
• others, predicate pronoun