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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Subject complement

Only two things are infinite, the universe and the human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
What are the subject complements?
And is "the former" a subject complement?
  

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And can "the universe and the human stupidity be a subject complement."?
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JumanahOnly two things are infinite, the universe and the human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.What are the subject complements?And is "the former" a subject complement?
"the former" is a noun and the object of the preposition "about"
The adjective "infinite" is a subject complement in the clause Only two things are infinite...
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Jumanahthe universe and the human stupidity
the universe and human stupidity
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Her dream job is to be a translator.
Is "to be a translator" a noun phrase or a verb phrase?
Her dream is to travel to Canada.
What about this?
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JumanahHer dream job is to be a translator.Is "to be a translator" a noun phrase or a verb phrase?
A noun phrase.
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JumanahHer dream job is to be a translator.Is "to be a translator" a noun phrase or a verb phrase?Her dream is to travel to Canada.What about this?
What is a linking verb in Her dream job is to be a translator? Is it "is" or is it "is to be"?
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AnonymousWhat is a linking verb in Her dream job is to be a translator?
'is' only
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Mister Micawber JumanahHer dream job is to be a translator.Is "to be a translator" a noun phrase or a verb phrase?A noun phrase.
If "to be a translator" is to be a noun phrase, then the verb "to be" in that phrase is what? Is it a modifier of the head of the phrase, i.e. "translator"?

I'd classify "to be a translator" as being a form of the non-finite
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Anonymousf "to be a translator" is to be a noun phrase, then the verb "to be" in that phrase is what?
It is the infinitive head of the phrase.
AnonymousI'd classify "to be a translator" as being a form of the non-finite clause functioning as a complement in "Her dream is to be a translator."
Yes.
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