http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Complement_(grammar)&feed=atom&action=historyComplement (grammar) - Revision history2024-03-29T08:18:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.23.2http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Complement_(grammar)&diff=66726&oldid=prevPeterWilson at 23:18, 29 April 20172017-04-29T23:18:47Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*An '''adverbial complement''' - not surprisingly - takes the form of an [[adverbial]], either an [[adverb]] (a single word), an adverbial phrase (a group of words), or an Adverbial Clause (a group of words containing a verb).  "It is <u>here</u>" and "It was <u>yesterday</u>" are examples of the first; "It is <u>on the sofa</u>", and "It will be <u>in a few days</u>" are examples of the second; and "It is <u>where you left it</u>" and "That's <u>how you like it</u>" are examples of the third.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*An '''adverbial complement''' - not surprisingly - takes the form of an [[adverbial]], either an [[adverb]] (a single word), an adverbial phrase (a group of words), or an Adverbial Clause (a group of words containing a verb).  "It is <u>here</u>" and "It was <u>yesterday</u>" are examples of the first; "It is <u>on the sofa</u>", and "It will be <u>in a few days</u>" are examples of the second; and "It is <u>where you left it</u>" and "That's <u>how you like it</u>" are examples of the third.</div></td></tr>
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</table>PeterWilsonhttp://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Complement_(grammar)&diff=8084&oldid=prevPeterWilson at 07:35, 6 May 20072007-05-06T07:35:57Z<p></p>
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</table>PeterWilsonhttp://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Complement_(grammar)&diff=8077&oldid=prevPeterWilson at 20:10, 5 May 20072007-05-05T20:10:12Z<p></p>
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</table>PeterWilsonhttp://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Complement_(grammar)&diff=8062&oldid=prevPeterWilson at 17:37, 5 May 20072007-05-05T17:37:02Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In [[grammar]], a '''complement''' is that which '''completes''' something.  This is most usually used of a [[sentence]]. For some sentences, Subject + [[Verb (structural element)|Verb]] is enough ("John runs"), for others, we instinctively feel that something more is required ("John built" -- we want to ask "what?"). <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There may be more than one Object, or Complement, in a Clause.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In [[grammar]], a '''complement''' is that which '''completes''' something.  This is most usually used of a [[sentence]]. For some sentences, Subject + [[Verb (structural element)|Verb]] is enough ("John runs"), for others, we instinctively feel that something more is required ("John built" -- we want to ask "what?"). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>Traditionally, the only functions called Complements were elements which may more precisely be called copular Complements.  Many modern grammarians class the elements traditionally called Objects as forms of Complement.  They talk of the '''Complement Object Direct''' (COd) rather than simply a [[Direct Object]], and '''Complement Object Indirect''' (COi) rather than [[Indirect Object]].  The traditional terms are both quicker to write and clearer to use for all but the deepest students of grammar.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Traditionally, the only functions called Complements were elements which may more precisely be called copular Complements.  Many modern grammarians class the elements traditionally called Objects as forms of Complement.  They talk of the '''Complement Object Direct''' (COd) rather than simply a [[Direct Object]], and '''Complement Object Indirect''' (COi) rather than [[Indirect Object]].  The traditional terms are both quicker to write and clearer to use for all but the deepest students of grammar.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''copular Complement''' (in other words, the element traditionally called simply a '''Complement''') follows the [[verb]] '[[to be]]' (this verb is called the [[copula]]), and similar verbs like 'to become'. There are three forms of this complement.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''copular Complement''' (in other words, the element traditionally called simply a '''Complement''') follows the [[verb]] '[[to be]]' (this verb is called the [[copula]]), and similar verbs like 'to become'. There are three forms of this complement.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*An '''adverbial complement''' - not surprisingly - takes the form of an [[adverbial]], either an [[adverb]] (a single word), an adverbial phrase (a group of words), or an Adverbial Clause (a group of words containing a verb).  "It is <u>here</u>" and "It was <u>yesterday</u>" are examples of the first; "It is <u>on the sofa</u>", and "It will be <u>in a few days</u>" are examples of the second; and "It is <u>where you left it</u>" and "That's <u>how you like it</u>" are examples of the third.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*An '''adverbial complement''' - not surprisingly - takes the form of an [[adverbial]], either an [[adverb]] (a single word), an adverbial phrase (a group of words), or an Adverbial Clause (a group of words containing a verb).  "It is <u>here</u>" and "It was <u>yesterday</u>" are examples of the first; "It is <u>on the sofa</u>", and "It will be <u>in a few days</u>" are examples of the second; and "It is <u>where you left it</u>" and "That's <u>how you like it</u>" are examples of the third.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Other functions may or may not be called Complements</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">depending on which grammarian you ask:</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">For other forms of grammatical Complement</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">see [[</ins>prepositional complement]], <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">two forms </ins>of the Object<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">:  </ins>the [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Direct Object</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and the  </ins>[[Indirect Object]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* The '''</del>prepositional complement<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''' is the name given to the [[noun]] or [[noun phrase]] that follows a [[preposition</del>]], <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">such as "in ''town''", "at ''work''", or "</del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">pen </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''my aunt''".</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* The '''Direct Object''' completes verbs by identifying what or whom they are 'done to' or performed on. (In traditional Grammar called just </del>the Object<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">; in modern grammars sometimes called </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Complement Object Direct or CO<sub>d</sub>.) Examples: "they built ''a house''"; "Parliament passes ''laws''"; "she made ''a mistake''"; "I like ''him''"; "she drives ''a Mercedes''"; "we thought ''brown'', but we chose ''blue''"; etc. Verbs that require this are called </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">transitive</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* The '''</del>[[Indirect Object]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''' (or CO<sub>i</sub>) is the second object for the clauses that have two, such as "she gave ''him'' (1) ''a book'' (2)"; "the mother sang ''her baby'' (1) ''a lullaby'' (2)"; "tell ''me'' (1) ''a story'' (2)". These are different to Direct Objects: we don't 'sing a baby' in the same way that we 'sing a song'. All the Objects marked (1) in these examples can be replaced by a Preposition Phrase with 'to' or 'for' ("she gave a book ''to him''"; "the mother sang a lullaby ''to her baby''"; "tell a story ''to me''").</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
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