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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Went rogue

The diplomat went rogue, giving unapproved interview.

Is "rogue" a complement in the sentence above? And if so, can I say The diplomat is rogue?

  

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anonymous Is "rogue" a complement in the sentence above? It looks like a noun to me. This is an unusual structure with "go" but natural and well known.

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  • anonymous Is "rogue" a complement in the sentence above?
  • It looks like a noun to me.
  • This is an unusual structure with "go" but natural and well known.
  • The only other example I can think of is "to go native", to adopt the customs of the foreign land you find yourself in.
  • anonymous And if so, can I say The diplomat is rogue?
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anonymousIs "rogue" a complement in the sentence above?

It looks like a noun to me. This is an unusual structure with "go" but natural and well known. The only other example I can think of is "to go native", to adopt the customs of the foreign land you find yourself in.

anonymousAnd if so, can I say The diplomat is rogue?
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anonymousThe diplomat went rogue, giving an unapproved interview.
anonymousIs "rogue" a complement in the sentence above?

Yes. I'd say it's a complement of 'went'. That is, it completes the meaning of the verb 'went'.

went rogue, went crazy, went berserk, went mad

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