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Actually, I do classify some infinitive phrases that follow the verbs "seem" and "appear" as subject complements. I'm not totally comfortable with that view, so I like to consider other options. Also, I'm not fluent in Chinese, but I think that there is an important...

Another verb which only takes infinitives as complements is "dare". "He wouldn't dare to disagree with her." I wouldn't call these infinitives "objects" because they can't be replaced with nouns. I think "verbal complement" is a good term. There...

Maria is my friend. Maria is the subject. my friend is the predicate nominative. My faith and my morning coffee are my salvation. My faith and my morning coffee is the subject. my salvation is the predicate nominative. The verb agrees with the subject. Five dollars is not a...

There are six patterns involving a predicate complement of the object. The complement can be a noun phrase (NP) or an adjective phrase (AP). NP V NP NP | NP V NP AP NP V NP to be NP | NP V NP to be AP NP V NP as NP | NP V NP as AP The same verb can often take more than one of...

Hi Doll, Calm down Jackson. You will find the answer you want in the end. If you don't want any other person to answer your posts, please add " teachers reply only" .And what is wrong with learning other sides of point? I think it is a chance for you to learn compound nominal predicate ....

If it is commonly used by native writers and speakers, that seems a good enough reason for calling it standard. Meaning is derived from consensus, after all. However there is a difference between how native speakers use their language, and how some people think they should use their language....

I'm afraid I disagree with Miriam. Predicative means 'of the predicate'. The predicate of a sentence is the part that describes the state of the subject . For example, in the sentence 'He is sporty', "He" is the subject, "is sporty" is the predicate. Therefore a predicative...

A sentence may take the form of a single clause or be formed from several clauses. The typical clause has a noun phrase for a subject and a verb phrase for a predicate. The verb phrase may have another noun phrase or two embedded within it which serves as direct object or indirect object....

??I want that you clean up your room this instant! It would not surprise me to learn that it was possible in some NAmE Englishes. Some Romance language speaking immigrants may speak it. Quote from Everything2 : The Subjunctive Mood of English After verbs which formerly...

When the subject is expressed by a group noun it must be agreed with the predicate in the singular or in the plural form? Please, explain the difference between American English and British English. Thank you for your help from Russia.