User:Foxjwill/English Grammar Reference
Word order
[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.
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.