COMPLEMENT

A complement completes the verb. It is usually a noun or noun phrase; however it

generally follows the verb when the sentence is in the active voice. NOTE: Every
sentence does not require a complement. The complement CANNOT begin with
preposition. A complement answers the question what? or whom?

Ibrahim bought a cake yesterday

Examples of Complements:
Ibrahim was driving a new car
He wants to drink some water
She saw Ibrahim at the movie
They called Zulfa yesterday
He was smoking a cigarette
(Was was Ibrahim driving?)
(What does he want to drink?)
(Who did she see in the movie?)
(Whom did they call yesterday?)
(What was he smoking?)

Pengertian
Complement (pelengkap) adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang berfungsi untuk melengkapi
makna subject, verb, atau object.

Macam
Ada tiga macam complement, berikut masing-masing penjelasannya.
Subject Complement
Subject Complement merupakan noun, pronoun, adjective, atau bentuk lainnya yang dapat
berfungsi sebagai noun atau adjective yang mengikuti linking verb dan memberikan deskripsi atau
menerangkan subjek dari sebuah kalimat.
1. Linking verb to be
segala bentuk be (am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might have been,
etc.), become, dan seem
2. Verb asli
appear, feel, grow, look, prove, remain, smell, sound, taste, and turn.
contoh kalimat :
Mr. Clark is a teacher.
Mr. Clark : subject
is : verb (linking verb)
a teacher : noun (subject complement)
(Disini a teacher menerangkan subject Mr. Clark)
Verb Complement
Verb Complement merupakan direct object, atau direct dan indirect object dari
suatu verb.  Direct object, atau direct dan indirect object tersebut dapat berupa noun,
pronoun, atau bentuk lain seperti gerund, to infinitive, dan noun clause.
contoh:
I love swimming.
swimming merupakan gerund yang berfungsi sebagai direct object
My friend gives me a cake.
me merupakan pronoun yang berfungsi sebagai indirect object
a cake merupakan noun yang berfungsi sebagai direct object

Object Complement
Object Complement merupakan noun, pronoun, adjective, atau bentuk lain yang berfungsi
sebagai noun atau adjective dan menerangkan, mendeskripsikan, atau merujuk kepada direct
object.
Object Complement hanya muncul pada transitive verb (kata kerja yang membutuhkan objek)
contoh:
 Emily makes Ethan angry.
Ethan : direct object
angry : object complement

Exercise 1
Find the complement in each sentences !
1. Mr. Clark was a great police
a. Policeman
b. Mr. Clark
c. was

2. I found the exam difficult.

a. Fodif

b. Difficult

c. the exam

3. My hobby is cycling.

a. Is

b. My hobby

c. cycling

4. I love cycling.
 a.cycling

b. love

c. I

5. This is yours.

a. This
b. yours

c.is

6. I find the question easy.

a. the question

b. easy

c. find

7. That girl is very beautiful.

a.That girl

b. Is

c.beautiful

8. The fried rice tasted deliciout

a. tasted

b. fried rice

c. delicious

9. His dream is to win the competition.

a. is

b. His dream

c.to win

10. Nobody called her pretty.

a. pretty

b. called

c. Nobody