ENGLISH Quiz- Complement /Compliment

 ENGLISH

“He complimented her on her performance”

Correct?

Answer

Correct

Scholars who sent correct answer are

M/S

Ashraf Hameedaa – First correct answer

Hidayat

Ganesa Subramniyam &

Sevakumar

Greetings and

Congratulations

to one and all

I thought it is a simple question mainly to differentiate between compliment and complement

But I got varied answers from many scholars like

“It should be-----

“He complimented her for her performance “

He complimented on her performance.

He complimented Sita on her performance

Because of their knowledge in English I don’t dare to say they are not correct

But I have verified mine and found it to be correct

Complement vs. Compliment

Complement

Definition

A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

Examples

A full complement

Compliment

Definition

A remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

Examples

He complimented her on her last physics paper

Thanks to

M/S

Nazima Ferrose

Hasan Ali

Raja Subramaniyan &

Sirajudeen

For active participation

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Sherfuddin P

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