COMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADJECTIVE
SUMMARY
1 When an adjective (e.g. happy) functions in a clause as Complement of the Subject (e.g. I am happy) or of the Object, it is often followed by a complement relating it to a fact (e.g. that you are here), a process (e.g. to see you), or a circumstance (e.g. about your success). This information indicates the way in which the adjective is to be understood and is expressed mainly by finite and non-finite clauses, and by prepositional phrases (PPs).
2 When the complement is a PP, the preposition is determined by the adjective and the context: dependent on, clever at, clever with, fond of.
3 When the adjective is modified (graded, intensified, etc.), the modifier partly determines the type of complement or post-modifier: too cold for us, too cold to swim, too cold for us to swim, too cold for swimming in the sea.
4 When the adjective modifies a NG, it is separated from its complement: too difficult a problem to solve.
