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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

sunject complement.

witch sentence has a subject complement? and why?

1) The nurse felt my purse.

2) I felt much better.

3) the day ended with many surprise.

4) We can' t leave without seeing her.

Thank you for the help.
  

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Hello Anon A subject complement follows a linking verb, and tells us more about the subject. Here are some clues – see if you can work out the answer: 1) The nurse felt my purse. ] "purse" is the object of "felt".

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Anon A subject complement follows a linking verb, and tells us more about the subject.
  • Here are some clues – see if you can work out the answer: 1) The nurse felt my purse.
  • ] "purse" is the object of "felt".
  • 2) I felt much better.
  • ] What does "much better" tell us more about?
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Hello Anon

A subject complement follows a linking verb, and tells us more about the subject.

Here are some clues – see if you can work out the answer:

1) The nurse felt my purse. ] "purse" is the object of "felt".

2) I felt much better. ] What does "much better" tell us more about?

3) the day ended with many surprises. ] "with many surprises" i
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I think the nurse would have been more likely to feel your pulse.
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I'm glad you pointed that out, CJ.

I was assuming that standards had sadly slipped among public sector workers in the poster's country of origin...
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MrPedanticI was assuming that standards had sadly slipped among public sector workers in the poster's country of origin...

Cough, cough, I have worked in the public sector in that very country...
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