subject+complement

=**__Subject Complement__**=

Definition:

The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject and the sentence by either (1) renaming it or (2) describing it. The former is technically called the predicate nominative, the latter a predicate adjective. See predicate nominative and predicate adjective for examples of sentences. this term is occasionally used in multiple-choice questions.

Examples:

//the subject complement is 'a very trustworthy man'// //the subject complement is 'hard to find'// //the subject complement is 'that I failed my examination'// //the subject complement is 'growing enough food for everybody'// //the subject complement is 'to cook'// //the subject complement is 'unreal and lacking conviction'// //the subject complement is 'adamant'//
 * "Despite appearances, he seemed a very trustworthy man."**
 * "A good man is hard to find."**
 * "The result of my idleness was that I failed my examination"**
 * "The greatest problem in the world today is growing enough food for everybody."**
 * "Julia's Child's task is to cook in the french manner."**
 * "Her astonishment seemed unreal and lacking conviction."**
 * "She remains to this day adamant on the subject of marriage,"**

The lake was a tranquil pool. "Was" is a linking verb which links the subject complement (predicate noun modified by an adjective) "tranquil pool" to the subject "lake." The lake is tranquil. "Tranquil" is a predicate adjective linked through the verb "is." It is I. "I" is a predicate pronoun linked to the subject "It" through the verb "is". In traditional correct English, a predicate pronoun should be in the subjective case (or nominative in other languages), but in modern colloquial English usage the objective case is often used (example: It is me). http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Subject_complement http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/course/sentence/2_1c.htm

J. Young - P5 A. Vela - P5 C.O'Toole - P5 C. Calderon - P5 S. Ulrich - P5