Grammar and Language Workbook

1. Everyone presumed her innocent at first.
2. The blacksmith found the horseshoe bent beyond repair.
3. Yes, Scott won; the board judged the winning entry his.
4. We made our opinions known.
5. The people of Dunwhich would reckon the monument theirs.
6. The officers of the court denoted the house a historical site.
7. The aspiring artist considered the statue his best work.
8. The troop of young, hopeful performers elected Jennifer director.
9. The composer called his composition “Summer Dawn.”
10. The electrical discharge made the computer useless.
11. My dear Aunt Cassandra can make a simple story profound.
12. The senatorial commission appointed my aunt an ambassador.
13. How, James, could you ever think it the truth?
14. They thought the man a coward for leaving his post at that moment.
15. Without doubt, they will name their new boat “Charlie” after their uncle.
16. Xian has not proven the theory true.
17. Mrs. Pendelton, feel free to make my house home until the flood waters die down.
18. Admiral, I must report that I consider this ship unseaworthy.
19. No way, I believe it impossible.
20. You could not prove them false, no matter what you said.
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Grammar

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A 
subject complement 
follows a subject and a linking verb. It identifies or describes a
subject. The two kinds of subject complements are 
predicate nominatives 
and
predicate adjectives
.
A 
predicate nominative 
is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and gives more
information about the subject.
The two teams are competitors.
A