Definition
of Complement
Complement is a word or
group of words that completes the meaning of the subject, verb, or object. Thus,
there are three kinds of complement, namely: subject, verb, and object
complement.
Definition
of Subject Complement
Subject complement is a
noun, pronoun, adjective, or another construction (noun or adjective acting as)
that follow verbs of being or linking verbs and serves to explain or refer the
subject of the sentence.
Complement subject is
divided into three, namely: predicate adjective (subject connected with the
adjective), the predicate noun (subject connected with the noun) and a
predicate pronoun (subject connected with the pronoun).
Examples
of Subject Complement [SC = bold, italic linking verb =]
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Mr. Mamat was a great headmaster.
(Mr. Mamat adalah kepala sekolah yang hebat.) |
headmaster (predicate noun)= menerangkan subjek
(Mr. Mamat);
a, great= modifier yang menerangkanheadmaster; a great headmaster= noun phrase |
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That lady is very beautiful.
(Wanita itu sangat cantik.) |
beautiful (predicate adjective)= menerangkan subjek
(lady);
very = modifier yang menerangkan beautiful; that= modifier yang menerangkan lady. that lady= noun phrase |
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These are yours.
(Ini milikmu.) |
yours (predicate pronoun)= menerangkan
subjek (this);
these= demonstrative pronoun |
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The noodle tasted delicious.
(Mie tsb terasa lezat.) |
delicious (predicate adjective)= menerangkan
subjek (noodle);
the= modifier yang menerangkan noodle. the noodle= noun phrase |
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His dream is to win.
(Impiannya adalah menang.) |
to win (infinitive)=
menerangkan subjek (dream);
his= modifier yang menerangkan dream; his dream= noun phrase |
verb
Complement
Verb complement is the
direct object (DO) or indirect object (IO) of an action verb. Such objects can
be noun, pronoun, or other construction are acting as noun, such as: gerund,
infinitive, and noun clause.
Example
Verb Complement [DO = bold; IO = italic]:
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Example
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Direct Object
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Indirect Object
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My boss paid me two thousand dollars.
(Bosku membayarku dua ribu dollar.) |
noun phrase
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pronoun
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I love swimming.
(Aku suka berenang.) |
gerund
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She wanted to go.
(Dia ingin pergi.) |
infinitive
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He discovered that creating a website is quite easy.
(Dia mendapati bahwa membuat sebuah website cukup mudah.) |
noun clause
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Overview
Subject, Verb, and Object Complement
There are three kinds
of complement, namely: subject, verb, and object complement. In previous posts
have discussed the definition and explanation of the subject and the verb
complement. This section is a continuation, namely:
object
Complement
Object complement is a
noun, pronoun, adjective or other construction acting as a noun or adjective
that serves to describe or refer to the direct object (DO). Only transitive
verbs can have an object complement. In addition to explaining the object of
the verb, the object can also follow the object of the preposition.
Example
Object Complement [bold = DO; italic = OC]:
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The naughty boys
called Rezky madman to
make him angry.
(Anak-anak nakal memanggil Rezky orang gila untuk membuatnya marah.) |
Rezky (noun)= direct object of verb;
madman (noun)= object complement dari Rezky; him (pronoun)= direct object of preposition; angry (adjective)= object complement menerangkan him |
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I found the question easy.
(Aku mendapati kalau pertanyaan tsb mudah.) |
the question (noun phrase)= direct object of verb;
easy (adjective)= object complement menerangkan the question |
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He drives me crazy.
(Dia membuatku gila.) |
me (pronoun)= direct object of verb;
crazy (adjective)= object complement menerangkan me. |
Be careful to
distinguish between the direct object (DO) with the object complement (OC) when
DO is used with indirect object (IO). OC is used to describe the DO, while IO
is used to declare to whom / what the DO. If still confused, too, you can test
by substituting "to be" among the objects TSB. If the logical
meaning, then the object is an object complement.
Examples
of substitution:
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Examples
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Pertanyaan
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Substitusi
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Kesimpulan
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My brother paid the woodworker ten dollars.
(Saudaraku membayar tukang kayu sepuluhdollar.) |
ten dollars merupakan DO atau OC?
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woodworker “is” ten dollars
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Makna tidak logis, maka merupakan DO.
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I named my cat Kitty.
(Aku menamakan kucingku Kitty.) |
Kitty merupakan DO atau OC?
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cat “is” kitty
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Makna logis, maka merupakan OC.
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