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grammatical construction vs complement

complement vs grammatical construction

grammatical construction and complement both are nouns.

grammatical construction is not a verb while complement is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grammatical construction Yes No No No
complement Yes No Yes No
As nouns, complement is a hyponym of grammatical construction; that is, complement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grammatical construction:
  • grammatical construction: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
  • complement: a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
Other hyponyms of grammatical construction include adjunct, clause, involution, phrase, predicator.
grammatical construction (noun) complement (noun)
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
number needed to make up a whole force
a complete number or quantity
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
grammatical construction (verb) complement (verb)
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
Difference between grammatical construction and complement

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