Complement
Complement
Learn to build complete sentences that precisely describe the subject's qualities. Find out how to use complements after linking verbs to make your descriptions of people and situations richer and clearer.
What is a "compliment"?
A complementis a part of a sentence thatcomplements or describes:
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subject → subject complement
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object → object complement
And often thiscomplement is a noun.
✅ 1. A noun assubject complement
(complement of the subject - says, who or what the subject)
is 🔹 Most often after the verb "to be" (am, is, are, was, were).
🔹 Says, who someone is, what something is
📌 Structure of:
Subject + be + noun
| Sentence (EN) | Meaning (PL) |
|---|---|
| She is a teacher. | She is a teacher. |
| This is my friend. | This is my friend. |
| He was a student. | He was a student. |
| I am a driver. | I'm a driver. |
| They are engineers. | They are engineers. |
✅ In each case , the noun describes the entity– who is he?
✅ 2. Noun as object complement
(complement of the object - says, what the object becomes)
🔹 Appears after verbs such as:
make, call, name, elect, consider, appoint, find
📌 Structure of:
Subject + verb + complement + noun (object complement)
| Sentence (EN) | Meaning (PL) |
|---|---|
| They made her a manager. | They made her manager. |
| We call him a genius. | We call him a genius. |
| She named the cat "Milo". | She named the cat "Milo". |
| They elected him president. | They elected him president. |
| I consider her a good friend. | I consider her a good friend. |
✅ In every sentence the noun tells what the object (object) becomes.
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