A subject complement follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. A subject complement can be a noun or an adjective. When this is more than complement (nouns, adjectives, or a combination) it is called a compound complement.Sarah Silverman is a comedian.Here, comedian renames Sarah Silverman, so comedian is the subject complement.Sarah Silverman is very funny.Here, hilarious describes Sarah Silverman, so hilarious is the subject complement.Sarah Silverman is a comedian and very funny.This is a compound subject complement, in this case a noun and an adjective. Phrases that act as nouns or adjectives can also be complements.Sarah Silverman is a comedian and certain to make you laugh.
A pronoun in the subjective case can function as:the subject of a sentence;the subject of a clause;a predicate nominative (subject complement).Examples:I can finish this job. (subject of the sentence)You and I can finish this job. (compound subject of the sentence)You and I can finish this job if we work together. (subject of the second part of the compound sentence)The lunch that I brought is enough for two. (subject of the relative clause)The person who bought the lot is he. (the pronoun 'who' is the subject of the relative clause; the pronoun 'he' is the subject complement, restating the subject noun 'person')
A subject complement gerund is a gerund phrase that follows a linking verb and renames the subject of the sentence. It functions as a complement to the subject, providing additional information or clarification about the subject.
The question is: if there are compound subjects, compound predicates and compound sentence, why not compound complements? Many grammar books do not have such concept. In reality, we can discover the existence of such grammatical structure. The following is an example.e.g. The only child is used to getting plenty of candy, lavish praise from grownups, and pretty much anything else he or she wants.The phrases in bold are complements of the preposition, to. Meanwhile, they are at same level and joined with a coordinating conjunction. In this case, we can name it 'compound complement'.
A subject complement follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. A subject complement can be a noun or an adjective.Sarah Silverman is a comedian.Here, comedian renames Sarah Silverman, so comedian is the subject complement.
As the definition states the subject complement follows either a linking verb or a pronoun. Therefore yes a sentence that contains a linking verb will also have a subject complement.
A subject complement follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. A subject complement can be a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective.Example: Sarah Silverman is a comedian.Here, comedian renames Sarah Silverman, so comedian is the subject complement (Sarah Silverman = comedian).Example: Sarah Silverman is hilarious.Here, hilarious describes Sarah Silverman, so hilarious is the subject complement (Sarah Silverman = hilarious).
It appears to be a subject complement.
Subject-Verb-Complement-Adverb: "She painted the room beautifully." Subject-Verb-Adverb-Complement: "He danced gracefully at the party." Subject-Verb-Complement-Complement: "They elected her president unanimously." Subject-Verb-Adverb-Complement: "The team played exceptionally well in the tournament."
This is not a compound but a saline solution.
There is no subject complement because there is no linking verb. Gave is an action verb.
There is no subject complement in that sentence. A subject complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking verb. Left is the verb, and it's transitive, not linking.