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BrandonRoel Posted 12 years ago
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In the sentence, 'You will always remain my friend' what is the word friend doing? It is not the direct object because remain is a intransitive verb. So what is it? Direct object? Indirect object? Thanks.
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It is the same grammatical function as in this sentence: You are my friend. Traditional grammar books called it a predicate noun. The modern name could be complement.
- It is the same grammatical function as in this sentence: You are my friend.
- Traditional grammar books called it a predicate noun.
- The modern name could be complement.
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It is the same grammatical function as in this sentence:
You are my friend.
Traditional grammar books called it a predicate noun. The modern name could be complement. (It will depend on the grammar book you are using.)
You are my friend.
Traditional grammar books called it a predicate noun. The modern name could be complement. (It will depend on the grammar book you are using.)
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Calling it a predicative noun phrase is fine, but that’s not the name of a function, like subject, direct object, etc. Here my friend is functioning as predicative complement (or ‘subject complement’ in many traditional grammars).
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