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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Subjetive complement

In the sentence: "she had been adamant that she wanted to come under her own steam". Is "adamant" subjetive complement? Or is "that she wanted to come under her own steam" subjetive complement?
  

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Never heard of a subjective complement, but a subject complement exists, and "adamant" fits the definition.

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  • Never heard of a subjective complement, but a subject complement exists, and "adamant" fits the definition.
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Never heard of a subjective complement, but a subject complement exists, and "adamant" fits the definition.
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AnonymousIs "adamant" subjective complement?
It's a subject complement.
AnonymousOr is "that she wanted to come under her own steam" subjective complement?
No. That's a clausal complement of the adjective 'adamant'.

CJ
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