subject complement is the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb. The following verbs are true linking verbs: any form of the verb be [am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might have been, etc.], become, and seem. Then you have a list of verbs that can be linking oraction: appear, feel, grow, look, prove, remain,smell, sound, taste, and turn. If you can substitute any of the verbs on this second list with an equal sign [=] and the sentence still makes sense, the verb is almost always linking.
Read these examples:
Brandon is a gifted athlete.
Brandon = subject; is = linking verb; athlete = noun as subject complement.
It was he who caught the winning touchdown Friday night.
It = subject; was = linking verb; he = pronoun as subject complement.
Brandon becomes embarrassed when people compliment his skill.
Face = subject; will turn = linking verb; red = adjective as subject complement. [Will turn is linking because if you substitute this verb with an equal sign, the sentence still makes sense.] Don't mistake a subject complement for a direct object.
Only linking verbs can have subject complements. If the verb is action, then the word that answers the question what? or who? after the subject + verb is adirect object.
When Michelle woke up this morning, she felt sick.
She = subject; felt = linking verb; sick = subject complement. [Felt is linking because if you substitute this verb with an equal sign, the sentence still makes sense.]
Michelle felt her forehead but did not detect a temperature.
Michelle = subject; felt = action verb. She feltwhat? Forehead = direct object. [Felt is action because if you substitute this felt with an equal sign, the sentence does not make sense.
My name is Helen Lal and I am a student at Vuma high school. Recently I saw the announcement that you were looking for volunteers for the charity organization that you manage in the city and I decided to get in touch to have some information.
I was very interested in volunteering at your institution, but I don't know if I have the necessary requirements for that, for that reason, I would like to know what characteristics the institution looks for in a volunteer, what are the requirements to occupy this position and what are the skills necessary for this. The announcement also did not show the activities that were carried out by the institution and for that reason, I would like you to tell me about the work done, the target audience, the regions that the organization covers and what work time is being offered. I would also like to know the availability of hours for volunteers and the frequency with which the work is carried out.
That said, I would like to thank you, in advance, for the opportunity and thank you for your time.
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family is a book written by Alison Leslie Gold and Miep Gies that talks about Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who had to hide with her family during World War II in Netherlands. Miep Gies was one of the persons who helped them to do so. The passage narrates an episode with a lot of tension and it is solemn; due to this, an informal tone would not be proper; letter B is also incorrect incorrect due to solemnity; since the excerpt doesn't want teach anything, D is incorrect too. A mysterious tone is the correct answer.
