predicate nominative

noun

1. (in Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) a predicate noun or adjective in the nominative case.

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicate nominative¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Such a noun is in the nominative case, and is called a predicate nominative, or a subjective complement; as, Noun: Mr. Brown is the manager.

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Personal pronoun, absolute use of, 63. agreement of, with antecedent, 287. as predicate nominative, 281. case of, 62. compound, or reflexive, 69. uses of, 70. definition of, 59. double possessive of, 64. 'em and them, 62. history of, 61. objective of, for nominative in spoken English, 63, 281. syntax of, 281. table of, 60. triple possessive of, 64. uses of it, 67.

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