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Grammar and Style
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Grammar and Style

by Mark Peters
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
352 pages
6h 29m
English
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CHAPTER8

Wrapping Up Action with Complements

In This Chapter

  • How subject complements work
  • How object complements work
  • How verb complements work
  • Infinitives, gerunds, and noun phrases as verb complements

A compliment is a nice thing to say, like “That’s a cool hat” or “You did a good job on the Penske file.” People love to receive compliments, especially when they’ve had a haircut or bought some new clothes. Many romantic relationships suffer when one person doesn’t compliment the other enough, and no one wants to work for a boss who never offers any compliments.

A complement is something different: to complement something is to enhance or support ...

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ISBN: 9781615644407