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Noun Concept
Categories: Disputes in English grammar, Modern English personal pronouns
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subject complement  It's I  It's I/It's me  It's me
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In dated or non-theoretical grammatical terminology, a subject complement is a predicative expression that follows a linking verb and that complements the subject of a clause by either renaming or describing it. Wikipedia
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In dated or non-theoretical grammatical terminology, a subject complement is a predicative expression that follows a linking verb and that complements the subject of a clause by either renaming or describing it. Wikipedia
A word or phrase adding to a clause's subject after a linking verb Wikipedia Disambiguation
A complement which is coupled to a subject. Wiktionary
Subject complement. Wiktionary (translation)
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In the sentence "That is a flying car!", 'that' is the subject and 'flying car' is the subject complement. Wiktionary
In the sentence "That house seems haunted!", 'that house' is the subject and 'haunted' is the subject complement (in this case an adjective). Wiktionary
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