2.6 Subject Complement

A subject complement is a word or phrase that describes or renames the subject of a sentence. It follows a linking verb. It is also called a predicate nominative.

The most common linking verb in the English language is be, but verbs like appear, become, seem, feel, get, look, and sound are very common, too.

In this song, Bert Cooper is describing the way the best things in life are.

The main difference between a Subject Complement and an Object is that the former is not introducing any new elements to the sentence, the way the object does, but rather adding information about the subject.