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30 Nov 2020
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I'd like to ask native English speakers.
Is this sentence correct?
"This complements with the coffee."
I think 'complement' is a transitive verb, so 'with' is unnecessary.
Or you don't care about 'with' in spoken English?
I'd like to ask native English speakers.
Is this sentence correct?
"This complements with the coffee."
I think 'complement' is a transitive verb, so 'with' is unnecessary.
Or you don't care about 'with' in spoken English?
Is this sentence correct?
"This complements with the coffee."
I think 'complement' is a transitive verb, so 'with' is unnecessary.
Or you don't care about 'with' in spoken English?
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@nobu_pumping it’s necessary in this sentence to write ‘ with ‘
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that's strange. i don't think i would write it with "with"
"this complements the coffee" sounds fine to me.
maybe it depends on dialect.
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You're correct, since complement is a transitive verb "with" is unnecessary. In fact, I can't think of a single sentence where I would say "complements with" in either written or spoken English.
If you use "complement" in the passive voice, you do need to say "the coffee is complemented BY this."
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@Pallodillo
Thank you for your kind reply!
Thank you for your kind reply!
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It should be "This complements the coffee."
"complements with" sounds strange.
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