Predicate nominatives and Direct Object Help?

Question

I'm having trouble with understanding the difference, can someone explain to me?

Answer 1

Predicate Nominative is a noun or a pronoun, basically the subject of the sentence.

A direct object is something a verb (specifically, a transitive verb) is acting upon.  

For example, in the sentence:

Bernard read the book.

'Bernard' is the predicate nominative.

'the book' is the direct object, because it is being acted upon by the verb. It answers the question 'what is Bernard reading?'

In the sentence:

The boy watched the television.

'The boy' is the predicate nominative.

'the television' is the direct object because it is being acted upon by the verb.  It answers the question 'what is the boy watching?'

Answer 2

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/o...

hope this helps