Question
I believe in this sentence:
It was the world’s first movie studio.
the subject is: movie studio
the predicate is: was
Am I correct?
It was the world’s first movie studio.
the subject is: movie studio
the predicate is: was
Am I correct?
Answers
Ms. Sue
You have the simple predicate correct.
But "movie studio" is the predicate nominative, not the subject.
Ask "what was?" to find the subject.
But "movie studio" is the predicate nominative, not the subject.
Ask "what was?" to find the subject.
Ms. Sue
Right. "It" is the subject.