Is the underlined word a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?

before the race, steve looked excited.

What characteristics show passage 3 to be poetry?

What type of external conflict occurs in the excerpt from “stephen crane’s own story”? it was now that the first mate showed a sign of losing his grip. to us who were trying in all stages of competence and experience to launch the lifeboat he raged in all terms of fiery satire and hammerlike abuse. but the boat moved at last and swung down toward the water. a. person versus person b. person versus nature c. person versus society d. person versus self i think its either b or d.

Based on this chart, how many details should each event contain on the time-order chart? (site 1)