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subject complements

subject complements is the plural of subject complement.

Meaning of subject complement

Noun

subject complement (plural subject complements)

  1. A complement which is coupled to a subject.
    • In the sentence "That is a flying car!", 'that' is the subject and 'flying car' is the subject complement.

Questions about subject complements

What is subject complements the plural of?
Subject complements is the plural of subject complement.

Words near subject complements in the dictionary

  1. subject case
  2. subject cases
  3. subject clause
  4. subject clauses
  5. subject complement
  6. subject complements
  7. subject heading
  8. subject headings
  9. subject indexing
  10. subject matter
  11. subject matter jurisdiction

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