You ask whether a predicate nominative is the same as a noun clause. Well, I think the answer is NO, BUT a noun clause CAN be a predicate nominative. Here is an example from my favorite grammar book (Descriptive English Grammar by Professors House and Harman, written in the "olden" days of 1931): The question is whether he can be nominated.
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What are the predicates in the three sentences? - is he - was strong - was a great inventor Predicate adjective -- What is it? It is a verbal complement that comes after certain verbs (linking verbs). IF you take away a verb and in its vacant slot you insert an equasion mark, and if the equasion is correct, then you have a linking verb. Linking verbs subcategorize an internal complement that ...
S double predicate Saraj Zhou Analysing and Diagramming Sentences Replies 4 Views 2K TheParser T R "Predicate" or "verb" Rachel Adams Ask a Teacher Replies 2 Views 693 Rover_KE R H [Grammar] predicate question - Should he always be the winner of every race HeartShape Ask a Teacher ...
Predicate Adjective (Describes subject.) I am ready. John is happy. Sue is sad. The above sentences can be reversed, thus: Ready am I. Happy is John. Sad is Sue. While the previous sentences are unlikely, they are possible. The predicate adjective can change places with the subject...
Here comes a sentence: It must be someone having fun. "It" is the subject and "must be" is the predicate. Then I classify "someone" as the predicative. So, the controversy appears--"having fun" is the object complement or the attributive??