Raise (V) – transitive requires an object. Rise (V) – intransitive does not take an object. (PP complements verb and 'the air' (NP) complements preposition.) N / NP / WH-PHRASE / NONFINITE / FINITE CLAUSE It may be a direct object (He gave a gift.), an indirect object (He gave me a gift.), a predicative complement (He is good.) or some other element. A predicate is also called predicator to distinguish it from the traditional meaning as one of two sentence parts-subject or predicate.Ī complement an element or elements required by a word or structure to complete its meaning in the clause.

It is realized as a verb or a verb group that may include a modal or one or more auxiliaries. The predicate is the action or change in state. It may also take form as a phrase or a clause. It usually takes form as a noun phrase with a head noun, a determiner and possibly some modifiers. The subject is the cause, agent, person or thing doing the action (or undergoing the action in passive voice). Basic Functions and Content in a Clause SUBJECT

What is a subject in grammar