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The words hamburgers and hot dogs are the compound
subject in this sentence. A compound subject is composed of
two or more nouns used as subjects. These nouns can be either
singular or plural. They represent the things about which
something is being said.

In the next section, you will learn how nouns can express a
different concept when they are in the company of another noun.

In this example, the noun hamburger is the subject.
The winner, another noun, is the complement that describes
or renames the hamburger. It is called a subject complement
because it gives more details about the subject hamburger.

A subject complement

describes or renames the subject.

The verb islinks hamburger to winner. For that reason,
it is called a linking verb. Linking verbs help to make a
statement not by expressing an action, but by serving as
a link between the subject and the subject complement.

Example:

The hamburger isthe winner.

Example:

The hamburger is the winner.

Subject Subject

Complement

Linking

Verb

Noun used as

Subject

Noun used as

Subject Complement

1.10 When One Noun Is Not Enough:

Subject Complements

Fred found out what customers like best!

The results:

The hamburger

is the winner!