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Predicate Nominative

What Is a Predicate Nominative? (Video)

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A predicate nominative is a noun that completes a linking verb and renames the subject. In the sentence 'I was a pirate,' 'was' is the linking verb, and 'a pirate' is the predicate nominative.

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