You terms of the sentence they are the verbal complement, the nominal complement and the passive agent.
Nominal Complement
O nominal complement it is the term of the sentence that is linked to the subject, predicative, direct objective, the indirect object, the passive agent, the adverbial adjunct, the apposition or vocative.
The noun complement is linked to the noun, adjective or adverb through a preposition.
Example 1:
The woman needed medication.
Name (noun): necessity
nominal complement: of medicines.
Example 2:
This behavior is harmful to health.
Name (adjective): harmful
nominal complement: the health.
Example 3:
It decided in favor of the accused.
Name (adverb): favorably
nominal complement: to the accused.
The head of the noun complement is usually represented by a noun or word with a noun value. The oblique pronoun can also represent a nominal complement leaving the preposition implicit in the pronoun.
Example:
Walking was pleasant for him. (it was nice to him)
nominal complement: You
When there is a compound period, the nominal complement function can act on the noun-value clause. In cases where this occurs, the designation is nominal supplemental substantive clause.
Example:
He needed help.
nominal complement: to help him.
Prayer: had need
Liability agent
O passive agent it is the prepositioned complement that represents the being that performs the action expressed by a verb in the passive voice.
Example:
The child was guided by the teacher.
Subject: The child
passive verb: by the teacher.
Transposition from Passive Voice to Active Voice
The agent of the passive is the subject in the active voice. The direct object of the active voice becomes the subject of the passive voice.
Verbal Complement
Direct object
O direct object is the complement of a direct transitive verb with no obligatory preposition. It indicates the being to which the verbal action is directed. It can be presented by noun, pronoun, numeral, noun word or expression, or noun clause.
Example:
Some people drink wine.
Subject: Some people
direct transitive verb: take
Direct object: wine
Direct Prepositioned Object
Occurs when the direct object is governed by a preposition.
Examples:
They never cheated on me.
Prepositioned direct object: to me.
direct transitive verb: deceived
Indirect object
O indirect object completes the meaning of a verb and is always accompanied by a preposition. It can be represented by noun or noun word, pronoun, numeral, noun expression or noun clause.
Example:
Amelia believes in flying saucers.
Subject: Amelia
direct transitive verb: in flying saucers.
In cases of Oblique Pronoun
There are cases in which oblique pronouns assume the role of verbal complements.
Example:
The proposal interested him.
indirect object: you
Indirect transitive verb: interested him.
Read too:
- syntactic function
- Verbal Complement
- Essential Terms of the Prayer
- verbal voices
- reflective voice
