5.7 Complements

Question 1

A linking verb takes

Answer 1

a subject complement instead of a direct object.

Question 2

Complements can be

Answer 2

single words, phrases, or entire clauses, but the important thing is that they are telling you more about the subject.
ex. This bracket is what you need to fix the shelf.
the verb is links the complement, what you need, with the subject bracket.

Question 3

After the coach made them run wind sprints, the players were exhausted.

Answer 3

The verb were links the complement, exhausted, with the subject, players. Notice the first clause, after the coach made them run wind sprints, has a direct object, wind sprints. its okay to have both in a complex sentence.