1. Conventions
linking verb, subject complement, predicate noun, predicate pronoun, predicate adjective

2. Compliment
Is a word of group of words that complements the meaning of a verb.
There are 2 kinds of complements:
Subject Complement
Object of Verbs

3. The Subject Complement
The subject complement (SC) is a noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject of the sentence.
EX. Oklahoma is the Sooner State
Sooner State is describing or renaming Oklahoma
There are two kinds of SC’s:
Predicate Nouns (PN)
Predicate Adjectives (PA).

4. Remember Linking Verbs
The following verbs are sometimes linking verbs. Sometimes they may be action verbs. You must decide. It all depends on how they are used in the sentence.
Appear Feel Stay
Look Seem Turn
Sound Taste
Become Grow
Remain Smell
The most common linking verb is a form of the verb “to be” Is Am
Are
Was
Were Be
Being
Been

5. Predicate Nouns
Earlier we learned that a Direct Object answers the question who? or what? following the action verb.
A Predicate Noun is linked to the subject of the sentence by a linking verb.
Linking verbs act like an equals sign. Subject = Predicate Noun

6. Abby is Lisa’s daughter.=

7. Things to know
A Predicate Noun is always a noun (obviously) or a pronoun.
A Predicate Noun will NEVER fall inside a prepositional phrase.
Unless it is a question, the Predicate Noun will always follow the linking verb: Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Noun
Predicate Nouns always use Subject pronouns (not object pronouns) I, he, she, we, they, who

8. Predicate Adjective
A Predicate Adjective (PA) is similar to a Predicate Noun (PN) in that it always follows a Linking Verb (LV).
The Predicate Adjective (PA) is always an adjective.
An adjective modifies (describes) a noun or a pronoun.
The PA modifies (describes) the subject of the sentence.
You will not have a PN and a PA next to each other!

9. Gabe is very energetic.
energetic

10. Things to know A Predicate Adjective is always an adjective.
A Predicate Adjective will NEVER fall inside a prepositional phrase.
The Predicate Adjective will always follow the linking verb: Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Adjective