Identify the function of the phrase contained in the following sentence. her main concern was wearing a diamond necklace. subject direct object predicate noun adverb adjective object of a preposition

The function of the phrase contained in the sentence is letter C) predicate noun.

Explanation:

A predicate noun or predicate nominative is a noun or noun phrase that comes after a liking verb (such as "to be") and has the purpose of providing further information about the subject of the sentence. Predicate nouns do not follow action verbs, since they don't express actions, but states of being.

In the sentence we are analyzing here, "Her main concern was wearing a diamond necklace," "wearing a diamond necklace" is a gerund phrase. Gerund phrases are constituted by a gerund and its complements or modifiers. Gerunds and gerund phrases function as nouns in a sentence, which means they can be subjects, objects, or predicate nouns. In this case, the gerund phrase "wearing a diamond necklace" is a predicate noun. It follows  the linking verb "was" and offers further information about the subject "her main concern".

i love romeo and xo

it is a!

not b because i don't see how this would make them look dangerous..

not c because that just doesn't make sense..

and not d because this too doesn't make sense, it does not really put the audience on edge in my opinion.

a makes the most sense, romeo's statement that in staying to speak to juliet he is risking his life, leads the audience to worry about his safety. obviously if he says that if he stays, he will be at risk, so of course this makes the audience worry for his safety!

answer is a) romeo's statement that in staying to speak to juliet he is risking his life, leads the audience to worry about his safety.