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Subject complement

In traditional grammar, a subject complement is a predicative expression that follows a copula (commonly known as a linking verb), which complements the subject of a clause by means of characterization that completes the meaning of the subject.

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Triples19
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
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related to Disputed pronoun forms · 12
Subject complement → Baker, Campbell, Eighteenth-century, English, Geoffrey, However, Joseph Priestley, Lindley Murray, Other, Pullum, Rodney Huddleston, The
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Subject complement → clause is, predicative expression that follows a copula
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Subject complement → Predicative, The

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Subject complementis apredicative expression that follows a copula0.90text
Subject complementis aclause is0.90text
it is meinstance ofEighteenth-century grammarians such as Joseph Priestley justified the colloquial usage of subject complements in instances0.80text
Rodney Huddlestoninstance ofmodern grammarians0.80text
Geoffrey Kinstance ofmodern grammarians0.80text
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsEighteenth-century0.60section
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsJoseph Priestley0.60section
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsOther0.60section
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsBaker0.60section
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsCampbell0.60section
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsLindley Murray0.60section
Subject complementrelated to Disputed pronoun formsThe0.60section

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