Question

Read the sentence.

The band director was happy after the concert.
What is the function of the word happy in the sentence?
A)predicate nominative
B)predicate adjective
C)indirect object
D)objective complement

Answer 1

Predicate Adjective

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is B, 'predicate adjective', because 'happy' follows a linking verb (was) and is an adjective, so this has to be the correct answer.
'Predicate nominative' has to be a noun. 'Indirect object' is a noun or a pronoun. And the 'objective complement' is again, a noun (He was elected king, where KING is the objective complement).