Complements

Direct and Indirect

 Nominal Clause Complement
• The only problem is that I don’t
understand what she teaches.
• What she writes on board I can’t read.
• This is a matter of regret that he
doesn’t pay attention to me.
• Whatever you do is absolutely
encouraging for us.
 Adjective Complement
• Can be that-clause, to-infinitives and
prepositional phrases:
• I’m glad that you have got a good job.
• I’m glad to hear that you have got a
good job.
• I’m glad of your success.
 Prepositional Complements
• Can be noun phrase, wh-clause, --ing
clause:
They talked about the change.
• They talked about what ought to be
changed.
• They talked about changing the time of
the programme.