Harte’s poem “Dickens in Camp” was considered by many admirers to be his verse masterpiece.

Which is the correct subject complement for this sentence?

predicate pronoun

predicate noun

predicate adjective

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Subject has to be a noun or pronoun. Which do you see in your sentence?

Wait hold up, how come there are only 3 answer choices? Aren't most of the questions have a minimum of 4 answer choices?

The subject complement in a sentence is the word or phrase that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. In this case, the subject of the sentence is "Harte's poem 'Dickens in Camp'."

To determine the correct subject complement, we need to identify the linking verb, which is "was." Then, we need to determine whether the word or phrase that follows it renames or describes the subject.

In the given sentence, the phrase "considered by many admirers to be his verse masterpiece" follows the linking verb "was." This phrase describes the subject "Harte's poem 'Dickens in Camp'" and explains how it was perceived by many admirers.

Therefore, the correct subject complement in this sentence is a predicate adjective, as it describes the subject of the sentence.