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There is a group of intransitive verbs which needs a complement to convey a complete idea. This complement is called the SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT.

The SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT tell us about the subject, its characteristics, another name for it, another way to referring to it.

The SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT can be a noun, noun equivalent or adjectival

I V I P:

-He BECAME a respectable attorney

- We FELT a bit confused

- She TURNED pale

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