Example with Relationship: the pool’s diving board
the pool diving boardAm,are,is,was, and were are all forms of the most commonly
used linking verb to be.
Subject complements are placed after a linking verb.In this example, the name Maria is the subject. The linking
verb was is followed by the phrase an exchange student,
which renames or describes the subject Maria. That makes
the noun exchange student the subject complement.
In your mind, replace the linking verb with an equals sign to
remember that both nouns are of equal value. In the first
example, hamburger =winner, and in the second, Maria =
exchange student. Any form of to be, when it acts as a linking
verb, can be represented by an equals sign.
You will learn more about linking verbs in Chapter 4.
1.11 Possessive Nouns: Showing Relationship
or Ownership
Now you will learn how to change the form of a noun to indicate
a close relationship (often ownership) to another noun.
To show relationship or ownership of a noun,
add an apostrophe, either with or without the letter s.If the singular form of the noun doesn’t end ins, add an
apostrophe followed by the letter s (’s).
Example:Mariawasan exchange student.Subject Subject
ComplementLinking
Verbwhat is
Singular Noun being related to Possessive Noun