"subject complement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subject complements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} subject complement (plural subject complements)
  1. (grammar) A complement which is coupled to a subject. Wikipedia link: Complement (linguistics)#Subject complements Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: object complement, predicative Translations (subject complement): subjektsprædikat [neuter] (Danish), omsagnsled til grundled (Danish), 主格保護 (shukaku-hogo) (alt: しゅかくほご) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-subject_complement-en-noun-bBjXNmKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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