subject complement

Subject complement is a supplementary explanation of subject morphological characteristics.

For example, the deer was captured alive, and alive is the complement of the subject deer, indicating that the deer is still alive.

subject complement

The subject complement in the passive voice is the object complement.

They caught the boy who stole.

The boy was caught stealing.

Stealing is the subject complement.

* The main complement is a supplementary explanation of the subject of the sentence.

1. After the topic:

Jessica, the best student in our class, will not take part in the competition. In the sentence, the best student in our class is a supplementary explanation to Jessica to let everyone know Jessica's identity.

2. Before the topic:

I was tired and sleepy, so I went to bed. -fatigue is the main supplement.

3. After the predicate verb:

He died in the pride of his life. -youth is the main supplement.