Complement (linguistics)

In grammar, a complement is a word, phrase, or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression. Complements are often also arguments (expressions that help complete the meaning of a predicate).

For other uses in linguistics, see Complement (disambiguation) § Grammar and linguistics.
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