Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.
• Whether the sentence is positive or negative won’t influence the form of the complement.

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be in the partitive case when we describe what something is made of

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be in the partitive case when we describe materials

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.
• When we describe what it is like somewhere, we use the partitive.

Prior knowledge: The complement + plurale tantum nouns

• Normally, the complement will be in the plural partitive when the subject is plural.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when the subject is a mirrored thing.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when the subject comes in a pair.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when the subject is a celebration.
• Whether the sentence is positive or negative won’t influence the form of the complement.

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns + plurale tantum + abstract nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when it describes the material of the subject.
• The complement will be in the partitive when it’s an abstract noun.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when we’re dealing with things in pairs.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when we’re dealing with plurale tantum words.
• Whether the sentence is positive or negative won’t influence the form of the complement.

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns + abstract nouns

Prior knowledge: The complement

This exercise is difficult because it requires you to recognize which sentences are complement sentences. This is not as easy as you’d think!

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns 

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when it describes the material of the subject.
• When we describe what it is like somewhere, we use the partitive.

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.
• When we describe what it is like somewhere, we use the partitive.

Prior knowledge: The complement + abstract nouns

• I recommend using the file about abstract nouns while you do this exercise!

Prior knowledge: The complement + abstract nouns

• I recommend using the file about abstract nouns while you do this exercise!

Prior knowledge: The complement + mass nouns + plurale tantum + abstract nouns

• The complement will be basic form when the subject is countable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when the subject is uncountable.
• The complement will be in the partitive when it describes the material of the subject.
• The complement will be in the partitive when it’s an abstract noun.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when we’re dealing with things in pairs.
• The complement will be in the T-plural when we’re dealing with plurale tantum words.
• Whether the sentence is positive or negative won’t influence the form of the complement.