Part of clause that completes the subject. In a statement clause it comes after the verb and refers to the same person, thing, or idea as the subject. For example:
Subject Verb Subject complement
My job is very unusual.
The verb in sentences like this works in a similar way to an equal sign:
My job = very unusual.
A subject complement can be:
 A noun:
Cash is king.
 A pronoun:
It was you!
 A numeral:
I was third.
 A noun phrase:
Alton man Giles Stogdon will become the new police chief for Winchester.
 An adjective or adjective phrase:
My job is very unusual.
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