Complement adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang melengkapi makna dari subject,verb, atau object. Dengan demikian, ada tiga macam complement,
yaitu: subject,verb, dan object complement.
Subject
Complement
Pengertian
Subject Complement
Subject complement adalah noun, pronoun, adjective, atau konstruksi lain (berperan sebagai noun atau adjective) yang
mengikuti verbs of being atau linking verb serta berfungsi menerangkan atau
merujuk subjek kalimat.
Subject complement terbagi menjadi tiga yaitu: predicate
adjective (subjek dihubungkan dengan adjective), predicate noun (subjek
dihubungkan dengan noun), dan predicate pronoun (subjek dihubungkan dengan pronoun).
Contoh Subject Complement [SC=
bold, linking verb= italic]
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Contoh Kalimat Subject Complement
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Keterangan
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Mr. Mamat was a great headmaster.
(Mr. Mamat adalah kepala sekolah yang hebat.) |
headmaster (predicate noun)= menerangkan subjek (Mr. Mamat);
a, great= modifier yang menerangkan headmaster; a great headmaster= noun phrase |
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That lady is very beautiful.
(Wanita itu sangat cantik.) |
beautiful (predicate adjective)= menerangkan subjek (lady);
very = modifier yang menerangkan beautiful; that lady= noun phrase |
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These are yours.
(Ini milikmu.) |
yours (predicate
pronoun)= menerangkan subjek (this);
these= demonstrative pronoun |
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The noodle tasted delicious.
(Mie tsb terasa lezat.) |
delicious (predicate adjective)= menerangkan subjek (noodle);
the noodle= noun phrase |
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My favorite activities are shopping andtraveling.
(Aktivitas favoritku adalah belanja dan jalan-jalan.) |
shopping, traveling (gerund)= menerangkan subjek (activity);
my favorite activity= noun phrase |
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His dream is to win a cooking contest.
(Impiannya adalah menang kontes masak.) |
to win a cooking contest (infinitive)= menerangkan subjek (dream);
his dream= noun phrase |
Verb Complement
Verb complement adalah direct object (DO) atau indirect object (IO) dari
suatu action verb. Objek-objek tersebut dapat berupa noun, pronoun, atau
konstruksi lain yang berakting seperti noun, seperti: gerund, infinitive, dan noun clause.
Contoh Verb Complement [DO= bold;
IO= italic]:
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Contoh Kalimat Verb Complement
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Direct Object
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Indirect Object
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My boss paid me two thousand dollars.
(Bosku membayarku dua ribu dollar.) |
noun phrase
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pronoun
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I love swimming.
(Aku suka berenang.) |
gerund
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–
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She wanted to go.
(Dia ingin pergi.) |
infinitive
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–
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He discovered that creating a website is
quite easy.
(Dia mendapati bahwa membuat sebuah website cukup mudah.) |
noun clause
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–
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Contoh soal Verb as Complement
1. We both hate waiting
Ø Verb complement
2. This is mine; That is yours
Ø Subject complement
yours (predicative noun) menerangkan this (subject) dengan
dihubungkan oleh is (linking verb “be”)
3. My friend lent
me two hundred dollars
Ø Verb complement
two hundred dollars (indirect
object) dan me (direct object) sama-sama merupakan verb complement
4. I call him daddy
Ø Object complement
object complement berupa noun
5. The forcaster
weather predicted that it
would be windy this morning
Ø Verb complement
direct object berupa noun clause
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