English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COMPLEMENT, COMPLIMENT AND COMPLIMENTS
COMPLEMENT is a thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasise its quality. It is also the part of a sentence that tells more about the subject:
This will make a perfect complement for the first one. ✔️
A pronoun can serve as a complement. ✔️
“Complement” can also be used as a verb:
Bread and beans complement each other perfectly. ✔️
COMPLIMENT is a polite expression of praise or admiration. It can also be a noun or a verb:
She didn’t consider that a compliment. ✔️
I just wanted to compliment him on the success of the task. ✔️
COMPLIMENTS: If you give something to someone with your compliments, you give it to that person free:
A copy of the new book is attached with our compliment. ❌
A copy of the new book is attached with our compliments. ✔️
You can also refer to your compliments when you want to express thanks, good wishes, or respect to someone in a formal way:
My compliments to the chairman. ✔️
It is also used for season’s greetings:
Compliment of the season!❌
Compliments of the season. ✔️
GAB
We hope to embrace a class task on this topic so to test the strength of our understanding.
Thanks.