In this sentence, (Emmet Kelly was a great patomime artist) what tpe of speech is ARTIST. Predicate noun or direct or indirect object.
2006-12-13 09:04:57 · 3 answers · asked by Hannah P 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is absolutely NOT a predicate noun. English teacher is correct, it is an indirect noun. Other answer has faulty reasoning.
2006-12-16 19:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by Tricia 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I would call it a predicate noun, with great and pantomime being adjectives that describe it. The sentence is: "Emmet Kelley was an artist" and then you put the adjectives in. The verb to be (am, is, are, was, were) does not take a direct object. A direct object receives the action, and an indirect object receives it secondhand (I gave HER the book. I gave THEM the books.) There is no action whatsoever in this sentence.
The other two people are obviously not English teachers or professors as they appear to be claiming. There is no such thing as an indirect noun, and it cannot be an indirect object.
The predicate nominative is the noun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.
Typically, a predicate nominative has the same value or grammatical weight as the subject.
So essentially: Emmet Kelley = artist
See the websites below, as they further explain the concept.
2006-12-13 11:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
IO or indirect object
2006-12-13 09:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by sk8r grl 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋