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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=grammar">grammar</a>, a <b>complement</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=word">word</a>, <a href="page.php?w=phrase">phrase</a>, or <a href="page.php?w=clause">clause</a> that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression. Complements are often also <a href="page.php?w=Argument_%28linguistics%29">argument</a>s (expressions that help complete the meaning of a <a href="page.php?w=predicate_%28grammar%29">predicate</a>).</p>

<p><big>Predicative, subject and object complements</big></p>
<p>In many non-theoretical grammars, the</p><p>
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