noun phrase (subject predicative) – English Grammar Profiler

It is easy to find noun phrases functioning as a subject-predicate in a clause.  For example,

“I was a kid.”

‘a kid’ is a noun phrase after the copular verb ‘was.’

An iWeb search for:

_P _VB _A _NN .

1 I WAS A KID . 7523 2 I WAS A CHILD . 2942 3 I WAS A TEENAGER . 1685 4 HE WAS A CHILD . 1375 5 YOU BE THE JUDGE. 1202 6 SHE WAS A CHILD . 1127 7 IT WAS A JOKE . 1081 8 IT ‘S A START . 1069 9 IT WAS A MISTAKE . 1019

10 IT’S YOUR CHOICE. 995

It‘s your choice, but I warn you not to underestimate my powers.

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11 IT ‘S THE TRUTH. 970 12 IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. 969 13 ONE IS NO EXCEPTION. 942 14 HE WAS A KID . 907 15 IT ‘S YOUR TURN. 839 16 HE WAS A TEENAGER . 821 17 IT ‘S A PROBLEM . 815 18 IT WAS A BLAST . 805 19 IT WAS MY FAULT . 798 20 IT WAS A DISASTER . 793 21 IT ‘S A SHAME . 778 22 IT WAS A NIGHTMARE . 763 23 I AM THE LORD . 739 24 IT ‘S A FACT . 734 25 IT WAS A MESS . 658 26 IT ‘S A JOKE . 655 27 IT IS THE TRUTH . 624 28 YOU WERE A KID . 615 29 IT WAS A SUCCESS . 590 30 IT WAS A HIT . 581 31 YOU ‘RE AN IDIOT . 568 32 IT IS A PROBLEM . 563 33 IT ‘S A NO-BRAINER . 562 34 IT ‘S A SCAM . 553 35 IT ‘S A MESS . 551 36 HE WAS A BOY . 550 37 IT IS A SCAM . 524 38 IT WAS A SCAM . 506 39 SHE WAS A TEENAGER . 504 40 IT WAS A NO-BRAINER . 495 41 HE WAS A BABY . 493 42 IT ‘S THE LAW . 469 43 IT ‘S A LOT . 465 44 IT ‘S MY FAULT . 460 45 IT IS A FACT . 448 46 IT ‘S YOUR CALL . 440 47 ONE IS MY FAVORITE . 439 48 I WAS A BOY . 418 49 SHE WAS A BABY . 414 50 IT WAS NO USE . 413 51 IT ‘S A PROCESS . 409 52 YOU ARE AN IDIOT . 402 53 IT ‘S A POSSIBILITY . 401 54 IT ‘S A LIE . 398 55 IT IS A POSSIBILITY . 398 56 YOU ARE A MEMBER . 397 57 IT ‘S NO PROBLEM . 387 58 YOU WERE A CHILD . 381 59 YOU ARE A BEGINNER . 380 60 IT ‘S A CHALLENGE . 379 61 IT IS A NECESSITY . 375 62 IT ‘S A NECESSITY . 374 63 I ‘M A FAN . 372 64 I ‘M AN IDIOT . 369 65 IT WAS A DREAM . 366 66 IT IS AN OPTION . 360 67 I ‘M NO EXPERT . 351 68 IT WAS A LIE . 351 69 IT ‘S A GAME . 349 70 IT IS YOUR CHOICE . 349 71 I WAS A TEEN . 348 72 IT ‘S YOUR FAULT . 345 73 IT WAS MY TURN. 345 74 IT ‘S A MUST . 338 75 IT ‘S A NIGHTMARE . 335 76 I WAS A STUDENT . 331 77 I WAS A BABY . 328 78 SHE WAS A WOMAN . 325 79 IT ‘S A LIFESTYLE . 322 80 IT IS A START . 320 81 YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION. 315

82 IT’S NO WONDER. 312

It‘s no wonder that my mould fell apart.

Julie & Julia

83 IT ‘S AN OPTION. 294 84 IT IS A LIE . 291 85 IT IS AN EMERGENCY. 288 86 IT IS A MUST . 286 87 SHE IS A WOMAN . 286 88 IT ‘S A BUSINESS . 285 89 IT WAS A PROBLEM . 285 90 I AM A WOMAN . 281 91 IT IS A PROCESS . 279 92 IT WAS A MIRACLE . 277

93 IT WAS A REVELATION . 277

It was a revelation, exposing me to a world I‘d only guessed at.

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94 SHE WAS A KID . 272 95 IT WAS NO PROBLEM . 268 96 IT WAS A BREEZE . 259 97 IT WAS A GIFT . 256 98 I WAS A MESS . 252 99 IT ‘S AN ISSUE . 252

100 YOU ARE A GENIUS . 249

And you are a genius at sales and promotion.

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_VB _A _NN .

1 IS NO EXCEPTION . 23116 2 BE A PROBLEM . 22272 3 IS A MUST . 21443 4 BE THE CASE . 19807 5 BE AN ISSUE . 12678 6 IS THE CASE . 10979 7 IS A PROBLEM . 10817 8 BE A CHALLENGE . 9694 9 WAS A KID . 9063 10 IS THE KEY . 8510 11 IS THE PROBLEM . 7393 12 IS THE ANSWER . 6000 13 WAS A CHILD . 5888 14 IS A PLUS . 5398 15 ARE NO EXCEPTION . 5215 16 IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT . 5173 17 WAS NO EXCEPTION . 5172 18 IS MY FAVORITE . 4833 19 BE AN OPTION . 4806 20 ARE A MUST . 4804 21 IS AN ISSUE . 4737 22 IS A JOKE . 4430 23 IS A CHALLENGE . 3988 24 WAS A MISTAKE . 3906 25 ‘S A PROBLEM . 3886 26 BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT . 3843 27 BE THE ANSWER . 3838 28 IS A BREEZE . 3766 29 IS AN OPTION . 3620 30 BEEN THE CASE . 3590 31 ‘S THE PROBLEM . 3561 32 IS AN EXAMPLE . 3459 33 BE THE PROBLEM . 3447 34 WAS THE CASE . 3280 35 IS THE TRUTH . 3275 36 WAS A TEENAGER . 3213 37 BE A SUCCESS . 3175 38 IS A NECESSITY . 3124 39 WAS A PROBLEM . 3124 40 WAS A SUCCESS . 3077 41 IS A LIE . 3041 42 IS A MISTAKE . 2974 43 IS NO PROBLEM . 2974 44 IS YOUR FRIEND . 2965 45 IS NO WORKAROUND . 2864 46 IS THE RESULT . 2835 47 IS A MYTH . 2767 48 ‘S THE THING . 2766 49 BE A FACTOR . 2743 50 IS A CONCERN . 2685 51 IS A SCAM . 2683 52 IS A NO-BRAINER . 2674 53 IS A SHAME . 2634 54 IS THE NORM . 2625 55 IS THE DEFAULT . 2615 56 IS A POSSIBILITY . 2578 57 IS THE WINNER . 2574 58 ‘S THE CASE . 2561 59 IS A MYSTERY . 2536 60 IS A BONUS . 2529 61 IS A MESS . 2416 62 IS THE QUESTION . 2405 63 BE A PRIORITY . 2400 64 IS A FACT . 2394 65 WAS THE PROBLEM . 2391 66 IS THE ISSUE . 2378 67 BE A MISTAKE . 2338 68 IS A PRIORITY . 2330 69 IS A WINNER . 2310 70 IS THE LIMIT . 2282 71 ‘S THE POINT . 2216 72 WAS A JOKE . 2194 73 WAS A DISASTER . 2187 74 IS THE PRICE . 2183 75 IS A DIFFERENCE . 2176 76 IS A PAIN . 2166 77 BE THE CAUSE . 2130 78 WAS A MESS . 2125 79 IS THE TIME . 2036 80 BE A PAIN . 1979 81 IS A SUCCESS . 1978 82 IS NO JOKE . 1963 83 BE A NIGHTMARE . 1955 84 IS THE GOAL . 1938 85 WAS A BREEZE . 1929 86 IS THE SOLUTION . 1915 87 BEEN A PROBLEM . 1898 88 IS A NIGHTMARE . 1896 89 WAS AN ACCIDENT . 1878 90 BE A HIT . 1870 91 BE NO PROBLEM . 1870 92 BE AN ADVANTAGE . 1850 93 ‘S THE TRUTH . 1840 94 BE A DISASTER . 1837 95 ‘S A FACT . 1820 96 BE A CONCERN . 1796 97 IS A LOT . 1785 98 WAS A NIGHTMARE . 1760 99 BE THE JUDGE . 1743

100 IS A GIFT . 1723

B2 nouns: bonus, cause, concern, disaster, exception, factor, idiot, inspiration, lifestyle, miracle, myth, priority, process C1: genius, necessity, norm

C2: revelation