Realizations of the Subject Complement

Attributive subject complements are realized by AdjGs and NGs. Identifying Subject Complements can be realized by NGs and by clauses.

(a) Attributive Complements (S-P-Cs) – She was ambitious

AdjG                  She is twenty-two years old.

NG                     Sam is a very lucky man.

As + NG            His research was recognized as a great contribution to science.

                          The Rolling Stones’ concert was acclaimed as the event of the season.

(b) Identifying Complements (S-P-Cs) – Her name was Bettina

NG                                   Sierra Leone is one of the world’s biggest producers of diamonds.

Fin. that-cl.                      Ken’s belief is that things can’t get any worse.

Nominal relative cl.         He has become what he always wanted to be.

Non-fin. bare inf.cl.         The only thing I did was tell him to go away.

Non-fin. to-inf. -S           My advice is to withdraw.

                + for + S         The best plan is for you to go by train.

Non-fin. -ing cl -S           What I don’t enjoy is standing in queues.

                          +S         What most people prefer is others doing/for others to do the work.

Note that NGs and AdjGs can occur as attributive or identifying Subject Complements, in passive clauses derived from S-P-Od-Co structures:

You are regarded as a friend of the family.         (We regard you as a friend of the family)

The gates were left open all night.                       (Someone left the gates open all night)

Some realizations of Subject Complement are illustrated in the following passage:

Cyclists are not only healthy¹ – they are smart.² Bike riding is one of the most efficient ways of getting about.³ When comparing the energy expended with speed and distance covered, even the rustiest two-wheeler outstrips the hummingbird, the cheetah and the jumbo jet.

There are an estimated 14 million bikes in Britain – with 5 million of them gathering dust in garages. A pity, because bicycles are so versatile as transport or for simple pleasure.⁴

While getting you to work,⁵ a bicycle also gets you fit.⁶ For every half an hour’s pedalling, a 150lb person burns up 300 calories. The heart and back leg muscles are strengthened – all while sitting down. Because the bodyweight is supported, cycling is effective exercise.⁷

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قسم الشؤون الخدمية ينفذ حملة لتنظيف الشوارع المحيطة بصحن مرقد أبي الفضل العباس (عليه السلام)

وفد العتبة العباسية المقدسة يزور شعبة الإعداد البدني للاطّلاع على برنامج تأهيل المنتسبين الجدد

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ماذا يحدث إذا تناولنا الطعام مرة واحدة فقط في اليوم

اكتشاف عوامل خطر غير متوقعة لمرض الكبد الدهني

فيروس هانتا والسفينة الموبوءة.. تحديث من الصحة العالمية

طبيب يحسم الجدل السجائر الإلكترونية وعلاقتها بالسرطان

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

لأول مرة في الولايات المتحدة.. تشغيل مفاعل مصغر نووي يغذي الذكاء الاصطناعي بالطاقة

الكشف عن تفاصيل أول عملية ناجحة لاستعادة انتاج الحيوانات المنوية

أطلس يكشف خفايا الجسم البشري بدقة أرفع بـ50 مرة من شعر الإنسان

المتحف المصري الكبير يتحول إلى "أيقونة خضراء" بدعم ياباني

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مواضيع ذات صلة

PREPOSITIONAL VERBS AND THE PREPOSITIONAL COMPLEMENT (PC) or OBJECT(PO)

Realizations of the Indirect Object

THE INDIRECT OBJECT (Oi) Syntactic and semantic features

Realizations of the Direct Object

SUBJECT AND PREDICATOR SUMMARY

Realizations of the Subject

SUBJECT AND PREDICATOR THE SUBJECT (S) Semantic, cognitive and syntactic features

CRITERIA FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLAUSE ELEMENTS Position

The Adjunct

Object and Complement

SUBJECT, PREDICATOR, OBJECT, COMPLEMENT, ADJUNCT Subject and Predicator

Embedding