What is a Complement?

As the name suggests complements are the ones which complete the sentence or predicate or give a sentence complete meaning 

Complement Definition : 

As the verb is the heart of the sentence, likewise the man is considered dead if he doesn’t do any action. In a similar way complements are required to give a complete sense to a particular sentence. It tells something about nouns or pronouns. 

Noun – Anything which can be seen, felt, touched, any naming words

Examples – Pain, Love, Management, etc. 

It attaches with the linking verb or after it in the form of a word, phrase, or clause.

Example – She ( pronoun ) is ( linking verb ) a dentist ( complement )

a) Word – a combination of alphabets that gives the perfect sense like memory 

b) Phrase – A combination of words which doesn’t have a verb or a subject means that doesn’t give the complete sense like on the table, in the morning 

c) Clause – A combination of words which has a verb or subject but sometimes gives the complete sense or sometimes does not.

Example – If I were a teacher 

Linking verbs are in form of Be ( is, am, are, was, were), taste, smell, hear, see, etc. 

Complement is the one which adds something to the subject and object in the form of a Noun, Pronoun, or Adjective. It is one of the most important topics for competitive exams  and makes the students understand the basics of English grammar