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How is a personal pronoun subject comlement?

A personal pronoun cannot be a subject complement.

Here's why:

* Subject Complement: A subject complement is a word or phrase that renames or describes the subject of a sentence. It follows a linking verb (like "is," "are," "was," "were," "seems," "becomes," etc.).

* Personal Pronoun: A personal pronoun is a word that replaces a noun (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

Examples:

* Correct: She is my sister. ("Sister" is the subject complement, renaming the subject "She.")

* Incorrect: She is her. (This is grammatically incorrect because "her" is a personal pronoun and cannot act as a subject complement.)

To make the sentence grammatically correct, you could say:

* She is my sister.

* She is the one who came to visit.

Key Takeaway: Subject complements must describe or rename the subject. Personal pronouns are already replacements for nouns, so they can't further rename or describe the subject.

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