Moshe<span> is a poor Jew who lives in Sighet. He is deported before the rest of the Sighet Jews but escapes and returns to tell the town what the Nazis are doing to the Jews. Tragically, the community takes </span>Moshe<span> for a lunatic.</span>
Answer:
Either, but if you need to pick one it would be noun.
Explanation:
The predicate nominative (or predicate noun) is the noun or pronoun that comes after a linking verb. It renames the subject of the sentence. The sentence should still make sense if you switch the predicate nominative and the subject.