identify the underline word. mosaics are PICTURES made of bits of colorful glass, stone or tile. a)direct object B)indirect object C)predicate adjective d)predicate nominative i thinks its b
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Read about Subject Complements; decide what kind of verb this sentence has.
Now ... no guessing. What is this?
(You should read about Objects, too, so that you see why your guess is incorrect.)
The underline word "pictures" is the subject of the sentence.
To identify the underline word in the given sentence, we need to understand the function of the word in the sentence.
In the sentence, "Mosaics are PICTURES made of bits of colorful glass, stone or tile," the word "PICTURES" is functioning as the subject complement. It complements and describes the subject "Mosaics."
Therefore, the correct answer is d) predicate nominative.