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| Is "aperiodic tiles" the subject of the clause or the complement of "What"? Please advise. Thanks. |
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| Active Mathematicians call X aperiodic tiles. => Structurally, if 'X' is the object, then 'aperiodic tiles' is its object complement. Test: X = aperiodic tiles Passive X are called aperiodic tiles by mathematicians. => Structurally, if 'X' is the subject, then 'aperiodic tiles' is its subject complement. => Semantics: if 'X' is the semantic object, then 'aperiodic tiles' is its object complement. |
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According to your explanation and the usage notes on http://www.bartleby.com/61/93/W0109300.html, I understand now that Aperiodic tiles is the complement. And when "what" is the subject of a clause and the complement of the main clause are plural, the verb agrees with them Last edited by piggy386; 26-Sep-2005 at 00:25. |
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