Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements

Identify the subject complement.

My friend is a doctor.

• My

• friend

• is

• doctor

Identify the subject complement.

Mike will remain the president of the company.

• Mike

• will remain

• president

• company

Identify the subject complement.

My son became a professional basketball player.

• My son

• became

• player

• professional basketball player

The box is a present for my friend.

• The (S)

  friend (SC)

• box (S)

  friend (SC)

• present (S)

  friend (SC)

• box (S)

  present (SC)

Identify the italicized word:Passionate about exploring unanswered questions, Franklin joined the Leather Apron Club.

• Subject

• Subject Complement

Identify the subject complement.

My favorite subject is math because of the challenge.

• subject

• math

• challenge

• favorite

Identify the subject complement: ( find the subject then ask yourself what it equals) A library and a fire department were two improvements he instituted for Philadelphia.

• library and fire department

• Philadelphia

• improvement

Identify the italicized word: A library and a fire department were two improvements he instituted for Philadelphia.

• Subject

• Subject Complement

Identify the subject and subject complement. Mr. Jones became the soccer coach at my school.

• Mr. Jones (S)

  coach (SC)

• Mr. Jones (S)

  became (SC)

• Mr. Jones (S)

  school (SC)

• Mr. Jones (S)

  soccer (SC)

Identify the subject and subject complement.

John McGraw was the manager of the team.

• John McGraw (S)

  team (SC)

• John McGraw (S)

  manager (SC)

• John (S)

  manager (SC)

• John McGraw (S)

  was (SC)