A complement is the part of a Sentence that comes after the Verb and is needed to make the sentence complete. The following are the most important types of complement used in English:
SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
Eg: He's a surveyor. (The Subject is completed by the complement to the verb. This is a Copula Verb.
OBJECT COMPLEMENT
Eg: She sent him the fax. (The sentence is completed by telling us what she sent to him.)
ADJECTIVAL COMPLEMENT
Eg: They'll be happy. (The sentence is completed by the Adjective; this could be extended further, they'll be happy to see us, etc..)
PREPOSITIONAL COMPLEMENT
Eg: They talked about what needed doing. (The sentence is completed by the Phrase linked to the verb by the Preposition.)
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