Word order edit
Content clause edit
Declarative content clause edit
- As direct objects
- He told her (that) she was smart.
- Similarly with verb-like adjectives
- Convinced (that) he could manage it without help, he decided to proceed.
Complement edit
Subject complement edit
Tells more about the subject by means of the verb.
- She looks sick.
- Apples are red.
Object complement edit
Subject edit
- Determinerless noun phrase
- Builders are at work.
- Determiner phrase
- The large car stopped at my house.
- Gerund – can form a determiner phrase
- Eating is pleasure.