When the completing word expressing the idea to be attributed does not
unite with the asserting word to make a single verb, we distinguish it as
the +Attribute Complement.+ [Footnote: _Subjective Complement_ may, if
preferred, be used instead of Attribute Complement.] Connected attribute
complements of the same verb form a +Compound Attribute Complement+.
Most grammarians call the adjective and the noun, when so used, the
+Predicate Adjective+ and the +Predicate Noun+.
+DEFINITION.--The _Attribute Complement_ of a Sentence completes the
predicate and belongs to the subject.+
Analysis.
1. Slang is vulgar.
Slang | is \ vulgar
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+Explanation+.--The line standing for the attribute complement is, like the
object line, a continuation of the predicate line; but notice that the line
which separates the incomplete predicate from the complement slants toward
the subject to show that the complement is an attribute of it.
+Oral Analysis+.--_Vulgar_ is the attribute complement, completing the
predicate and expressing a quality of slang; _is vulgar_ is the entire
predicate.
2. The sea is fascinating and treacherous.
3. The mountains are grand, tranquil, and lovable.
4. The Saxon words in English are simple, homely, and substantial.
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