COMPLIMENT EXPRESSION

Compliment in the word's of praise is given to a person to appreciate the success or

achievement in get it. Below are some examples of expressions that can be used to
give a compliment to someone to intend well.

Giving a compliment is a phrase commonly used to give an appreciation for people

who have reached a goal or because of his ability and or because of the success
they have. In using this phrase we can use the example below expression:

1. I (really) like your.

2. I think you are very great

3. Thats a (nice, lovely, good, etc.)

4. You look (good, handsome, beautiful, wonderful, etc.)..

5. You are (really) good

6. Youre wonderful on

7. What a (beautiful, lovely, etc)

8. It look good on you

9. I think you look good in.

10. I love

11. Its very/so

12. Good job/great

If we want to reply or respond to the praise that has been given to us, then we could
use a few examples of bi expressions below :

1. Thank you

2. Thanks

3. Its very kind of you say that

4. Im glad you like it

5. Thank a lot

After we put the above sentence, we must use adjectives, such as :

1. Exelent
2. Wonderful

3. Good

4. Terrific

5. Magnificent

Example of dialog complement :

Jason : you look wonderfull today, Andine.

AnAsking for Compliments

What do you think of my new , (then)?

(Apa yang Anda pikirkan tentang .baru saya, (kemudian)?

I think . suits me. Dont you?

(Saya pikir . pas untuk saya, bukan?)

Do you like my (new) ..?

(Apakah kamu suka . baru saya?)

Expressing Compliment

Well done!

(Sudah selesai dilakukan dengan baik!)

Fantastic!

(Fantastis!)

Thats great!

(Itu hebat!)

I like .

(Saya suka .)

That/Those . is/are nice.

(. itu/ini bagus)

.. look/looks nice on you.

( tampak bagus pada kamu)

 You do look nice in .

(Kamu tampak sangat bagus dengan)

You have a beautiful hair.

(Kamu memiliki sebuah rambut yang bagus)

You have a nice voice.

(Kamu memiliki sebuah suara yang bagus)

Mary got nine for English. What a clever girl.

(Mari mendapat nilai sembilan pada pelajaran bahasa inggris. Betapa pintarnya dia)

How beautiful flower is.

(Bunga ini bagus sekali)

What a beautiful flower.

(Bunga ini bagus sekali)

Responding to a Compliment

Thank you/Thanks.

(terima kasih

Its nice of you to say so.

(Ini bagus sekali Anda mengatakan begitu.)

Really? Im not sure about it, actualy.

(Benarkah? Saya tidak yakin tentang hal itu, sebenarnya.)

Do you really think so?

(Apa kau benar-benar berpikir begitu?)

Its very kind of you to say that.

(Sangat baik bagi Anda untuk mengatakan itu.)

Thanks, I need that.

(Terima kasih, saya butuh itu)

Definition Complement

Definition of Complement Complement is a word or group of words that

complement the meaning of the subject, verb, or object. Thus, there are
three kinds of complement, namely: subject, verb, and object compliment.

Subject Complement

Definition Subject Complement Subject Ballsbridge is a noun, pronoun,

adjective, or another construction (acting as a noun or adjective) that
follow verbs of being or linking verb and serves to describe or refer to the
subject of the sentence. Subject complement predicative adjective can be
divided into (a subject connected with the adjective), and the predicate
nominative (subject connected with the noun or pronoun).

Example Sentences Subject Complement.

Contoh Kalimat Subject Complement Keterangan

Mr. Mamat was a great headmaster. headmaster (predicate noun) =

menerangkan subjek (Mr. Mamat)
(Mr. Mamat adalah kepala sekolah
yang hebat.) a, great = modifier yang
menerangkan headmaster

a great headmaster =

noun phrase

That lady is very beautiful. beautiful (predicate adjective) =

menerangkan subjek (lady)
(Wanita itu sangat cantik.)
very = modifier yang menerangkan
beautiful

that lady = noun phrase

These are yours. yours (predicate pronoun) =

menerangkan subjek (this)
(Ini milikmu.)
these = demonstrative pronoun

The noodle tasted delicious. delicious >(predicate adjective) =

menerangkan subjek (noodle)
(Mie tsb terasa lezat.)
the noodle = noun phrase

My favorite activities shopping, traveling ( gerund ) =

menerangkan subjek (activity)
are shopping and traveling . my favorite activity = noun phrase

(Aktivitas favoritku adalah belanja

dan jalan-jalan.)

Verb Complement

Verb complement is the direct object (DO) or indirect object (IO) of an

action verb. Such objects can be a noun, pronoun, or other construction
acting as noun, such as: gerund, infinitive, and the noun clause.

Example Sentences verb Complement.

Contoh Verb Complement [DO= bold; IO= italic ]:

Contoh Kalimat Verb Complement Direct Indirect

Object Object

My boss paid me two thousand dollars. noun pronoun

phrase
(Bosku membayarku dua ribu dollar.)

I love swimming. gerund _

(Aku suka berenang.)

She wanted to go. infinitive _

He discovered that creating a website is quite noun clause _

easy .

(Dia mendapati bahwa membuat sebuah

website cukup mudah.)