she'd be happier and more effective married

[sitifan]

They tell her in subtle or not-so-subtle ways that she'd be happier and more effective married. (My bold.)
Source: page 20. https://www.amazon.com/Should-Get-Married-Blaine-Smith/dp/0830822712

she'd be happier and more effective married
Is "married" the subject complement or an adverbial in the above clause?

 

[Flask]

They tell her in subtle or not-so-subtle ways that she'd be happier and more effective married. (My bold.)
Source: page 20. https://www.amazon.com/Should-Get-Married-Blaine-Smith/dp/0830822712

she'd be happier and more effective married
Is "married" the subject complement or an adverbial in the above clause?

"Married" has conditional force there ("she'd be happier and more effective [if she were] married"), so I say "adverbial."

 

[sitifan]

the king went home sad

the king went home "sad"

the king went home sad Source: https://www.google.com.tw/books/edition/Some_Things_a_Young_Christian_Should_Kno/X8NfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22went+home+sad%22+bible&pg=PT165&printsec=frontcover Is the adjective "sad" the subject complement or an adverbial in the above clause?

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Is the adjective "sad" the subject complement or an adverbial in the above clause?

 

[Flask]

In "The king went home sad," "sad" does have the force of a subject complement. The sentence means:

The king was sad when he went home.

Similar sentences: "Kim married young"; "Jesse died poor"; "Superman flies unaided."