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as Predicate Nominatives
Christine Diane Galvan, CSPE, LPT
Instructress
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun
that follows a linking verb and renames or
explains the subject. This noun or pronoun
refers to the person or thing acting as subject
of the sentence.
Ex.
Mr. Vic Gonzales is our debate coach.
(Coach is a word referring to the same person
as the subject, Mr. Vic Gonzales.)
Predicate nominatives may be compound.
Ex.
The members of the debate team are Jessie,
Jael, and Mon.
Pronouns used as predicate nominatives must
be in the nominative case.
Ex.
The finalists are he and she.
The expression It is me or It’s me is now
commonly used in everyday conversation.