Final answer:
In the sentence 'The setting of this novel is England', 'England' is the subject complement, and it is a noun because it renames the subject 'setting'.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question involves identifying the subject complement in the sentence 'The setting of this novel is England.' A subject complement follows a linking verb and complements or completes the subject of a sentence by renaming or describing it. In this sentence, 'England' is the subject complement, and it is a noun because it is a place and serves to rename the subject, which is 'setting.' Therefore, it fits the classification of a subject complement that is a noun phrase. In the sentence, 'setting' is the subject and 'is' is the linking verb that connects to the subject complement 'England.'