All our hopes lay in him
All our hopes lay in him.
Is lay a linking verb and the PP in him the subject complement?
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I think it is.
Top answer
No, "lay" is a transitive verb. " A subject complement restates the subject with a different word for it, identifying it or renaming it. The teacher is a good person.
- No, "lay" is a transitive verb.
- " A subject complement restates the subject with a different word for it, identifying it or renaming it.
- The teacher is a good person.
- ("Teacher" and "person" refer to the same thing.
- ) The winner is Jack.
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No, "lay" is a transitive verb. "In him" is a prepositional phrase consisting of the preposition "in" and the object of the preposition "him." A subject complement restates the subject with a different word for it, identifying it or renaming it.
The teacher is a good person. ("Teacher" and "person" refer to the same thing. "Person" is the subject complement.)
The winner is Jack. "J
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