The first two speakers were Emmy and She. The underlined words are __________.  predicate nominative.  predicate adjective.

The underlined words in the sentence "The first two speakers were Emmy and She" are predicate nominatives.

Here's why:

1. A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject. It is called a 'predicate nominative' because it is a noun that resides in the predicate of the sentence.

2. In the sentence, "Emmy" and "She" are both nouns that follow the linking verb "were" and rename the subject "The first two speakers".

3. Therefore, "Emmy" and "She" are predicate nominatives.

A predicate adjective, on the other hand, would be an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. There are no predicate