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Word order

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Content clause

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Declarative content clause

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  1. As direct objects
    He told her (that) she was smart.
  2. Similarly with verb-like adjectives
    Convinced (that) he could manage it without help, he decided to proceed.

Complement

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Subject complement

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Tells more about the subject by means of the verb.

She looks sick.
Apples are red.

Object complement

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Subject

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  1. Determinerless noun phrase
    Builders are at work.
  2. Determiner phrase
    The large car stopped at my house.
  3. Gerund – can form a determiner phrase
    Eating is pleasure.
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