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What is the nature of, and syntactic distinction between, modifier and complement?
grammar
modifiers
complements
syntactic-analysis
Is 'to smoke' a complement or adjunct in this sentence?
verbs
complements
adjuncts
verb-patterns
"There was a man known as the 'Toe Suck Fairy'" — is "there" a complement?
verbs
syntactic-analysis
complements
"Who(m) will it be?" vs. "Will it be he/him?"
pronouns
syntactic-analysis
grammatical-case
be
complements
Why do these verbs take bare infinitives?
infinitives
bare-infinitive
complements
causative-verbs
sense-verbs
I could see them run towards the shop; I could see them running towards the shop [duplicate]
grammaticality
infinitives
present-participles
complements
nonfinite-clause-complementation
Preparatory it; not possible for complements
grammar
usage
objects
complements
it
Grammar rule: ONE sentence; ONE subject, ONE predicate. Is it?
syntactic-analysis
subjects
objects
complements
What is an adjectival complement in English?
grammar
adjectives
complements
Is 'the course' a complement or an adjunct in 'Stay the course'?
verbs
complements
adjuncts
Multi-layer prepositional phrase
syntactic-analysis
prepositional-phrases
noun-phrases
complements
how to understand "as ~ as ever"
complements
Noun adjuncts or complements? [duplicate]
grammar
nouns
terminology
modifiers
complements
sentence pattern clarification [closed]
sentence-patterns
objects
complements
"I miss seeing her dancing" or "I miss seeing her dance"? [duplicate]
grammaticality
infinitives
present-participles
complements
nonfinite-clause-complementation
"has scientists excited" or "has excited scientists"?
adjectives
past-participles
complements
perfect-aspect
causative-verbs
In structures such as 'football manager', is 'football' a modifier or a complement of the head noun?
grammar
nouns
terminology
modifiers
complements
What is the grammatical topic of this shortening technique?
syntactic-analysis
complements
omissibility
whiz-deletion
cloze-test
Why can an adjective be placed after "eat" as in "garlic can be eaten raw"?
word-usage
adjectives
adverbs
complements
adjuncts
Participial clause?
participles
complements
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