predicate noun
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A verb should agree in number with the subject, not with a predicate noun.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland
Do not use a when or where clause as a predicate noun.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland
Some intransitive verbs require a predicate noun or pronoun in the nominative case, or an adjective, to complete their meaning.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
Do not use a when or a where clause in defining a subject or in place of a predicate noun.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
The above pronouns, along with is, are usually attracted to the gender of a predicate noun; as, hīc est honor, meminisse officium suum, this is an honor, to be mindful of one's duty.
From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)
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