Adjective Complement

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If you are learning English grammar rules then you must be aware of the
importance of Adjectives and Adjective Complement. Usually, Adjective
complements are used as clauses or phrases for the purpose of modifying an
adjective. These adjectives represent the group of noun clauses or
prepositional phrases. Refer following prepared
by Englishleap.com onAdjective Complement to let you aware its correct
usage in English grammar.

The first thing to know before learning the usage of adjective complements is
understanding what a noun clause is? It’s simply set of two or more words
that act like a noun. It may be the subject of a sentence, an object of a verb or
preposition, or they can complement a subject or adjective. It may contain a
verb and a subject as it is going to take the place of nouns. Thus, it is
recognized as a dependent clause which can’t stand alone as a sentence. Let’s
understand this with the help of an example, What you see, that she is sad,
and where Sita went.

A prepositional phrase always begins with a preposition and in turn helps in


modifying verbs and nouns both. For example, It came with the bus, I need a
ride to the hotel, We can eat lunch after the movie, and Park you bike next to
the car. The adjective complement always follows the adjective it
complements. The best way to understand adjective complements usage is to
represent them in your sentence. You will better understand this with the help
of following examples where adjective complement is bold to let you aware
that an adjective always precedes the adjective complement.

· He was hesitant to tell his friends.

· My boss was anxious to promote sales.

· Are you afraid of cats?

· We were thrilled by the incident.

Object Complements

Object Complements are used to represent one or more words followed by a


direct object and sometimes to modify the same. They are generally used to
describe the object used in a sentence or to rename it. It may be an adjective,
a noun, group of words used as an adjective or noun. Let’s understand it with
the help of following examples,

· That should keep them happy.

· I knight you Sir Peter.

· The students were excited.

Verb Complement

A verb complement represents a clause or phrase similar to the adjective


complement. It may act as an object of a verb in either a direct or indirect
way in accordance to the needs. It can use infinitives, like in He wanted her
to leave.

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