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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What kind of complement is the underlined word? The speaker sounded hoarse after talking for a few hours. A. direct object B. predicate nominative C. predicate adjective D. indirect object Please help i cant get any wrong :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats underlined

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hoarse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well its not a direct object

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Theirs like 60 questions and i cant really miss any O-O

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ya i think its B or C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh im taking a test with 50 and i cant retry it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes its either b or c hold on

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ya same It say u can not retake this test

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hoarse [hawrs, hohrs] Spell Syllables Synonyms Examples Word Origin adjective, hoarser, hoarsest. 1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer. 2. having a raucous voice. 3. making a harsh, low sound. ♫Thats the def♫

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A predicate adjective modifies the subject of the sentence, and is connected to the subject by a linking verb. In the sentence "The wall is purple," the subject is "wall," the predicate adjective is "purple" and the linking verb is "is."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The predicate nominative is the noun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thanks now we need to find what hoarse is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay i say C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think its a pred adjective because it describes how the subject feels

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or sounds

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so probaly c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ya come to think of it , i think so too This is the def of Hoarse hoarse [hawrs, hohrs] Spell Syllables Synonyms Examples Word Origin adjective, hoarser, hoarsest. 1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer. 2. having a raucous voice. 3. making a harsh, low sound.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep it makes sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh ya i thought C too :3 i thought u ment B but i look and read the sentence and i didnt think it woulb be B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So its C :3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thank you soo much♥

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