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Subject complement

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object complementnoun(grammar) A complement which is coupled to an object.
complementnounThe totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
complementizernoun(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
complementernounSomething that serves as a complement to something else.
complementisernounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of complementizer. [(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.]
copular verbnoun(grammar) A verb that links a subject to a complement that refers to the subject.
complementationnoun(grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate
complementornounAnything that complements another
complementalnessnounThe state or quality of being complemental.
copulanoun(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.
conjunctnoun(logic, linguistics) Either term of a conjunction.
subject clausenoun(grammar) a clause that is the subject of a sentence
subcategorizationnounPlacing something into a subcategory.
complementizationnounAct or process of complementizing.
predicandnoun(semantics) The referent of the phrase of which another constituent (the predicate) is predicated.
objectnounA thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
complementarinessnounThe state or quality of being complementary; complementarity.
complimentnounAn expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
subtopicnounA subject that forms part of a topic.
noun clausenoun(grammar) A clause that is used as a subject or object.

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