Underline the subject complements in the given sentences and identify their types.One has been done for you The boy in the blue striped shirt is My Brother
(a) The boy in the blue stripped shirt is my brother
(b) the pudding taste is quit bland
(c) the renovation of the house coast a fortune
(d) my brother sameed very tired after the long journey
(e) she is the player from China
(f) Rohan excuse for being late was that he got stuck in traffic
(g) the situation looks as if we are not going to meet our deadlines
(h) history about the aliens landing on his terrace was simply unbelievable.
(a) The boy in the blue stripped shirt is my brother
(b) the pudding taste is quit bland
(c) the renovation of the house coast a fortune
(d) my brother sameed very tired after the long journey
(e) she is the player from China
(f) Rohan excuse for being late was that he got stuck in traffic
(g) the situation looks as if we are not going to meet our deadlines
(h) history about the aliens landing on his terrace was simply unbelievable.
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Answer:
(a) The boy in the blue striped shirt is my brother. (Subject complement: my brother; Type: Predicate nominative)
(b) The pudding taste is quite bland. (Subject complement: quite bland; Type: Predicate adjective)
(c) The renovation of the house cost a fortune. (Subject complement: a fortune; Type: Direct object)
(d) My brother seemed very tired after the long journey. (Subject complement: very tired; Type: Predicate adjective)
(e) She is the player from China. (Subject complement: the player from China; Type: Predicate nominative)
(f) Rohan's excuse for being late was that he got stuck in traffic. (Subject complement: that he got stuck in traffic; Type: Predicate nominative)
(g) The situation looks as if we are not going to meet our deadlines. (Subject complement: as if we are not going to meet our deadlines; Type: Predicate nominative)
(h) The story about the aliens landing on his terrace was simply unbelievable. (Subject complement: simply unbelievable; Type: Predicate adjective)