Question

Choose the correct answer
which of the following is not true about a subject complement ?
it follows a linking verb
it is a direct object or an indirect object
it is a noun, pronoun, or adjective
it is a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective

Answer 1

it follows a linking verb

Appositive is noun or noun phrase in which retitles, renames and helps describe the noun that is adjacent to it in the sentence. The appositive is like a more clear illustration or wants to illuminate the said subject in the statement. 
1.          The appositive word in the sentence is the author. Which describes and renames Gary Jackson in the sentence  
2.           It renames Charles Dickens.