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I want to express I was sitting on the couch watching TV. I heard that “I was watching TV on the couch” makes sense. I think a prepositional phrase at the end of a sentence can act as a subject complement, but I also want to know a prepositional phrase at the end of a sentence can act as an object complement at the end of any sentences (not only “treat” or “consider”).

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  • I'm not sure what you're asking here. But I can tell you that PPs don't normally function as subject or object complements -- only AdjPs and NPs can do that. In your example, the clause "watching TV" is not a complement but a depictive adjunct, giving descriptive information about the subject "I". – BillJ Jul 04 '21 at 09:54
  • @BillJ, regarding that point, I am on the fence. – Brian Donovan Jul 04 '21 at 13:32
  • You should give us an example sentence of an apparent instance of a prepositional phrase serving as a subject complement and an apparent instance of a prepositional phrase serving as an object complement. – Pound Hash Jul 09 '21 at 19:23

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