Understanding Grammatical Complements

The video tutorial covers subject complements, focusing on predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives. It explains how these complements complete the meaning of a sentence by describing or renaming the subject, always following a linking verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the concepts.

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

• Sentence Fragments

• Adverbial Phrases

• Direct Objects

• Subject Complements

What should students do to follow along with the lesson?

• Watch another video

• Write an essay

• Read page 50 in the textbook

• Memorize definitions

How are compliments different from complements?

• Compliments are about appearance, complements complete something

• Compliments are verbs, complements are nouns

• Compliments are subjects, complements are predicates

• Compliments are adjectives, complements are adverbs

What is a grammatical complement?

• A word that completes the meaning or action of a verb

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that connects two clauses

• A word that modifies an adjective

Which of the following is NOT a type of grammatical complement?

• Adverbial Clause

• Predicate Nominative

• Predicate Adjective

• Direct Object

What is a predicate adjective?

• An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject

• A noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject

• An adjective that modifies a direct object

• A verb that describes an action

Which verb is typically followed by a predicate adjective?

• Linking verb

• Action verb

• Helping verb

• Modal verb

What is the key to identifying predicate adjectives?

• They always modify the object

• They always precede the subject

• They always follow an action verb

• They always follow a linking verb

What is the linking verb in the sentence 'The flowers are beautiful'?

• Have

• Is

• Are

• Be

Which of the following is a linking verb?

• Is

• Runs

• Jumps

• Eats