Match the definition to the term. 1. the noun that follows the verb and answers the questions whom or what linking verb 2. a word that expresses action sentence 3. who or what the sentence is about verb 4. a noun that indicates to or for whom or what something is done predicate adjective 5. follows a linking verb and renames the subject direct object 6. follows a linking verb and describes a subject subject 7. verb that joins a subject and a predicate noun or predicate adjective predicate noun 8. expresses a complete thought indirect object