Adjective Complements for intermediate learners
Adjective Complements are clauses or phrases that give information about an adjective. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
What Are Adjective Complements?
Types
We have three groups of adjective comeplements. Take a look at the following list:
Now, let us examine some below:
Noun Clauses as Adjective Complements
Noun clauses consist of some words that function as nouns. They are dependent clauses and usually begin with 'why', 'that', how' and etc. Take a look at the following examples:
I was frightened
As you can see, the noun clause is modifying the adjective.
It's marvelous
Tip!
It might come in handy to know that adjective complements mostly accompany predicative adjectives that follow linking verbs.
Prepositional Phrases as Adjective Complements
Another group of adjective complements is prepositional phrases. They consist of a preposition and an object of preposition which can be a noun, a pronoun, or a noun clause. Study the following examples carefully:
They are skilled
I'm addicted
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