COMPLEMENT
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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COMPLEMENT. A constituent of GRAMMAR that completes the meaning of a word. Broadly, complements can be found for every major word class:
VERBS (
in Canada in
They live in Canada); nouns (
of their debt in
the payment of their debt);
ADJECTIVES (
that we're late in I'm aware that we're late);
ADVERBS (
for me in luckily for me);
PREPOSITIONS (
our place in
at our place). Some grammarians use the term
complementation for the constituent or the process of complementing the word. More narrowly, complements refer to constituents that complete the meaning of the verb, including direct objects (
their debt in
pay their debt), indirect objects (
me in
Show me the way), and adverbial complements (
at them in
Look at them). In an even more restricted use, two kinds of complements are recognized for verbs: (1)
Subject complements, which follow the verb
be and other copular verbs,
my best friend in
Tom is my best friend. (2)
Object complements, which follow a direct object and have a copular relationship with the object:
I consider Tom my best friend.
Complement clauses are subordinate clauses that function as complements of a word:
that they were too noisy in
She told them that they were too noisy. The subordinator that introduces a complement clause is sometimes known as a
complementizer: for example
that in the sentence just cited.
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FERRIES WILL SLOW DOWN COMMUTERS WILL HAVE LONGER TRIPS AND CHANGED SCHEDULES.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...at the expense of ferry riders whose fast...Washington State Ferries' popular passenger...months ago, foot-ferry fares increased 76...same trip on car ferries grew from $3.70...corresponds with ferry arrivals and departures...larger car-passenger ferries on the same run require...
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Ferry Committed to Italy Regardless of NBA Status
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/3/1989; ; 700+ words
; Danny Ferry, the Duke all-American who signed to...said Washington Bullets General Manager Bob Ferry, denying that his son has any plans to...trade him. "There is no escape clause," Ferry said. "Danny didn't want one. He had...
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Ferries: that's the ticket. (Ferries & Fast Craft).
Magazine article from: Marine Log; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Many of those ferries bear the logo of...Waterway, the largest ferry operator in the...26 ft catamaran ferry will have inside...July. FREIGHT FERRIES AHEAD At the conference...95. "Freight ferries," Weisbrod says...coasts are active in ferry
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FERRIES MAY DROP AN EARLY BAINBRIDGE TRIP WITH USE STEADILY GROWING, SYSTEM MUST SPACE OUT RUNS TO KEEP TO ITS SCHEDULE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Washington State Ferries announced that it...the 5:35 a.m. ferry she usually takes...long overdue. The ferries have been chronically...appointments on the ferry being on time, but...night trips so no ferries would leave Seattle...Mariner fans on the ferry, who wouldn't...
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Ferries: North America's largest annual ferry Conference & Expo.
Magazine article from: Marine Log; 9/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...Seattle. THE EXPO The Ferries 2009 Expo is focused exclusively on ferry & high-speed...with a stake in the ferries industry Showcase...Washington State Ferries David W. Larsen...operating a hybrid ferry Cameron Clark, Dir...
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Ferries 2005 North America's ferry conference & trade show Delray Beach Marriott, Delray Beach, Fla. November 7-9, 2005.
Magazine article from: Marine Log; 9/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...authorized on publicly owned ferries and ferry terminals over the next...ever for building new ferries and ferry infrastructure. This...in its 18th year, the FERRIES conference is a valuable and serious forum for ferry owners, operators...
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Ferries sailing back into N.Y. commuting
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/20/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...operating some 15 ferry lines to New York City. In 1920, ferries made 2,000 daily...vehicles a day. Ferries were so popular...Lazzare composed the "Ferry-Boat Serenade...converted into commuter ferries. The private ferry lines are gaining...
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Ferries: Making speed pay off.
Magazine article from: Marine Log; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...operators of conventional ferries. Interstate Navigation...operators of a traditional ferry service from the mainland...An example of a fast ferry added to a long-existing...serviced by traditional ferries is last year's addition...nine-boat conventional ferry fleet operated by the...
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Ferries hold promise for commuters, emergencies
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 10/18/2007; 698 words
; ...operations, but not the ferries operated by the Golden...Not only would the ferry authority put together...would be compensated for ferries and infrastructure...bigger challenge for the ferry authority is to come up with a plan in which ferries can operate mostly on...
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Ferries promising for emergency needs
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 10/18/2007; 695 words
; ...operations, but not the ferries operated by the Golden...Not only would the ferry authority put together...would be compensated for ferries and infrastructure...bigger challenge for the ferry authority is to come up with a plan in which ferries can operate mostly on...
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SIC 4482 Ferries
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...route segments, comprising 352 ferry routes and serving 578 ferry terminal locations. The 677 ferries in operation carried 113 million...monument to the long history of ferries in the United States. Multi-route ferry systems, such as the Alaskan...
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Ferries
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...however, some ferries were brought back...Manhattan necessitated ferry connections with...community while private ferries from Fort Lee and...congestion. The ferry played a similar...s largest public ferry system is found in...Washington State Ferries, purchased from...
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Ferry, Bryan
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Bryan Ferry Singer, songwriter For the Record… Selected discography Sources “Ferry’s artsiness expressed itself...unspeakable decadence.” Bryan Ferry was born the son of a miner on September...
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ferry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the boat to push the ferry. Most ferries for heavier traffic...as the Staten Island ferry in New York City...impracticable, there are train ferries; these may use paddle...cent. was the "fast ferry," high-speed ferries that have become an...
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Ferry
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...physical interference. A ferry franchise can be terminated...given a preference. A public ferry is for use by the public at large, whereas a private ferry is operated solely for the...authority to regulate and control ferries that operate within its borders...
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