Which describes the underlined word in the sentence?

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States.

Question

Which describes the underlined word in the sentence? 

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States.

anonymous · Answer

president

gottennis121 · Answer

Hey @lexi14645 I think you have the wrong section. What do you think President is, a noun, verb,etc.?

gottennis121 · Answer

A noun is a person place or thing.

anonymous · Answer

yea and oops i think it is direct object

gottennis121 · Answer

Yeah, if you would like clarification, would you mind sharing the choices?

anonymous · Answer

A.
predicate adjective
 
 B.
direct object
 
 C.
predicate nominative
 
 D.
indirect object

mysticfury · Answer

its A predicate adjective because its describing what Thomas Jefferson was

anonymous · Answer

oh ok thank you