subject complement
subject complement · subject complements
A complement which is coupled to a subjectA complement which is coupled to a subject.
» In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.
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1 sensesA complement which is coupled to a subject.
In the sentence "That is a flying car!", 'that' is the subject and 'flying car' is the subject complement.
In the sentence "That house seems haunted!", 'that house' is the subject and 'haunted' is the subject complement (in this case an adjective).
Examples
2 sentencesIn English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.
There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
Origin
From subject + complement.From subject + complement.
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Forms
plural: subject complements| Singular | subject complement |
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