User:Foxjwill/English Grammar Reference
Word order[edit]
Content clause[edit]
Declarative content clause[edit]
- As direct objects
- He told her (that) she was smart.
- Similarly with verb-like adjectives
- Convinced (that) he could manage it without help, he decided to proceed.
Complement[edit]
Subject complement[edit]
Tells more about the subject by means of the verb.
- She looks sick.
- Apples are red.
Object complement[edit]
Subject[edit]
- Determinerless noun phrase
- Builders are at work.
- Determiner phrase
- The large car stopped at my house.
- Gerund – can form a determiner phrase
- Eating is pleasure.