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Old 19-May-2004, 17:11
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Default Re: Predicate Adjective / Predicate Nominative

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
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Originally Posted by RonBee
Predicate Adjective (Describes subject.)
  • I am ready.
    John is happy.
    Sue is sad.

The above sentences can be reversed, thus:
  • Ready am I.
    Happy is John.
    Sad is Sue.

While the previous sentences are unlikely, they are possible. The predicate adjective can change places with the subject.

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Predicate Nominative (Defines subject.)
  • John is a plumber.
    Mike is a vet.
    Richard is a teacher.
    Cas is a Canadian.

The predicate nominative cannot change places with the subject.
How about:

John is the plumber.
The plumber is John.

etc.
Your two sample sentences do not, I think, have the same meaning. Nevertheless, I get your point.

(Feel free to change anything in the original that you think needs to be changed.)

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