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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

What is complement?

0Hi,02br
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00In grammatical sense, can you help me to understand what "complement" is?02br
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00N - noun02br
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00V - verb02br
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00C - 01u00Complement02u0-
  

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02br 02br 01i 00My dog is shaggy02i 00. (01i 00shaggy02i 00 is a complement describing the dog)02br 01i 00My dog is Taro02i 00. (Taro is a complement naming the dog)0-

  • 02br 02br 01i 00My dog is shaggy02i 00.
  • (01i 00shaggy02i 00 is a complement describing the dog)02br 01i 00My dog is Taro02i 00.
  • (Taro is a complement naming the dog)0-
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0Basically, in the S-V-C sentence form, the verb is a 01b00linking02b00 verb (01i00be, seem, remain,02i00 etc), and the complement is a noun or adjective that describes or defines the Subject.02br
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01i00My dog is shaggy02i00. (01i00shaggy02i00 is a complement describing the dog)02b

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