I made her sad. I (S) made (V) her (Direct Object) sad (Object Complement). I made her cry. I (S) made (V) her (Direct Object) cry (?? I don't think verbs can be complements, right? What might it be, then?). Another thing - what

I’m sorry but I disagree. It’s very common to say ‘I fly American/United/Lufthansa/El Al’ and so on. The meaning of such expressions is widely understood. The word ‘American’ is functioning as a noun here. Even when used in a

But they aren't. In this case, 'both' must be followed by two phrases that are grammatically equivalent. In your sentence it is followed by a prepositional phrase and a noun phrase. You should move the 'as' in front of

Greetings, Tina, Mister Micawber's answers are completely relevant, but let me make some additional remarks: 1. A time of prosperity and peace - is a noun phrase you analysed absolutely correctly. In general, noun phrases may have the

<< What's stopping the pronoun being the object of the clause. >> I think this would only work as an appositive, but it would need a comma, and would make no sense contextually. What's stopping the truck, being more than

(prepositional-gerund phrase) I had no idea such a thing existed. I think it's another example of the tail wagging the dog. Maybe CJ planted a seed earlier in the thread, mentioning an omitted "by." I didn't read it well and

What you call your "attempt" is almost perfect, Eddie. You're good at grammar! One minor correction I'd made would be the category acting as subject: it is a clause, not a phrase. It has a verb (even if not a finite form) and it

function as an object of a preposition or function as a complement, which a noun phrase can.. A that clause (where that is a complementizer) is most often used as a direct object, but it can also be used as a subject or as a predicate nominative (

Hi, I would just like some help establishing the differences between a noun clause and a complement clause. I already know quite thouroughly whata noun clause is, and I have found a clear website on complement clause; however, I struggle

Sure. That works fine. In this case, you're not actually dealing with a verb tense. "Registering" is just a "verbal." (The gang probably won't let me analyze it that way.) I think you could say it's a gerund,