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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Predicate nominative or predicate adjective?

"Island of the Blue Dolphin" is my favorite.

My question is, in the above sentence is the word favorite a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?
  

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Favorite is a noun in your sentence. An adjective on its own cannot normally follow my . You cannot say: my difficult, my easy etc.

— Cool Breeze

  • Favorite is a noun in your sentence.
  • An adjective on its own cannot normally follow my .
  • You cannot say: my difficult, my easy etc.
  • CB
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Favorite is a noun in your sentence. An adjective on its own cannot normally follow my. You cannot say: my difficult, my easy etc.

CB
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You might say that an adjective has been raised to the status of a noun.

Compare: The poor you will always have with you.

CJ
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CalifJimYou might say that an adjective has been raised to the status of a noun.

Compare: The poor you will always have with you.
Favorite need not be raised at all. It can be a noun without the:
fa·vor·ite, n.
1. a person or thing regarded with special favor or p
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