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Select the predicate nominative phrase to complete the sentence. The Goliath beetle is

A. Named after a biblical giant

B. Confused with other creatures

C. From the forests of Africa

D. One of the worlds largest insects

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Answer:

D. One of the world's largest insects

Explanation:

To answer this question we need to understand what a predicative nominative means.

A predicate nominative (also called a predicate noun) is a word or group of words that completes a linking verb (is, am, are, was...) and renames the subject. Remember, predicate nominative is always a noun or a pronoun. A sentence will still make sense if to switch the predicate nominative and the subject, and a predicate nominative can always be replaced by the word equals.

Keeping this rule in mind, only option D is a predicate nominative, and the sentence will be - The Goliath beetle is one of the world's largest insects.

Proofs:

  • Predicate nominative (one of the world's largest insects) completes the linking verb 'is'.
  • As we know now, we can switch predicate nominative with the subject and it will still make sense - One of the world's largest insects is the Goliath beetle.
  • A predicate nominative can always be replaced by the word equals - The Goliath beetle equals one of the world's largest insects.

I hope it helped you :)

Anwser is: D. One of the worlds largest insects