“My sisters remained an outstanding student”
The two superscript show that both nouns have the same referent. The verb which links student and sisters is a linking verb. The number of linking verbs that may occupy the verbal position in this pattern is very small . among them are remain, become, appear, seem, continue, stay, make. Sentence that follow pattern 5 should not be confused with those in which the noun after the verb doesnot have the same referent as the first noun.
Examples :
· Donald continued my friend, despite our differences.
· Donal met my friends in the barber shop
· My brother became a doctor
· My brother was seeking a doctor.
In pattern 5, as in pattern 3 the second noun means “that which identifies the subject” and is called the subjective complement.
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