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a compound nominal predicate
6 years ago Hello!
When I read English grammar books I come across strange words that I don't understand. There's a creature called a compound nominal predicate. Could you explain what it is?
"The predicative is the significant part of the compound nominal
predicate. It can be expressed in different ways:
1. By a noun in the common case, occasionally by a noun in the
possessive case.
She is a pretty child. (Galsworthy)
The book is my sister’s.
In Russian the predicative is expressed either by a noun in the
nominative case or by a noun in the instrumental case.
Он учитель.
Он был учителем.
2. By an adjective.
He’s awfully dear and unselfish. (Galsworthy)"
