Can someone explain me what is complement?

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can someone explain me what is complement with examples?both subject/object complements in details please.

BillJ · Accepted Answer

You asked about subject/object complements, so I assume it's only predicative complements (PCs) that you're interested in. These two examples show the contrast between the two kinds:

1. Max seems highly untrustworthy. [subject + subjective PC]
2. I consider Jim highly untrustworthy. [object + objective PC}

In 1, the PC relates to the subject, Max: the property of being highly untrustworthy is ascribed to Max, which is why it's called a subjective predicative complement.

In 2, the same property is ascribed to Jim, but in this case Jim is a direct object, hence the name objective predicative complement.

There is a lot more that can be said about complements, but those examples should give you a basic idea about the difference between the two kinds of predicative complement.

BillJ

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