8. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple horizon is an... A. simile
B. onomotopeia
C. metaphor
D. idiom

1. in which sentence is the underlined portion a predicate nominative? for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes a challenge. for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes tricky. for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes challenging. for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes frequent.