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To sound intelligent on political issues is an infinitive phrase that functions as a noun and the subject in the sentence. The verb sound is a linking verb in the infinitive phrase, that is why the adjective intelligent is not a complement of this verb. So, there is no overt subject for the infinitive phrase in the sentence and the adjective *intelligent" can't be an overt complement of anything in the sentence. But, if we rearrange the sentence in for counstruction, It is a goal for Wayne to sound intelligent on political issues , it is possible to understand that the adjective intelligent is a so called implied complement of the noun Wayne in the possessive in the infinitive phrase to sound intelligent on political issues in the sentence. Or, the adjective intelligent is a complement by implication of the word Wayne.

To sound intelligent on political issues is an infinitive phrase that functions as a noun and the subject in the sentence. The verb sound is a linking verb in the infinitive phrase, that is why the adjective intelligent is not a complement of this verb. So, there is no overt subject for the infinitive phrase in the sentence and the adjective intelligent can't be an overt complement of anything in the sentence. But, if we rearrange the sentence in for counstruction, It is a goal for Wayne to sound intelligent on political issues , it is possible to understand that the adjective intelligent is a so called implied complement of the noun Wayne in the possessive in the infinitive phrase to sound intelligent on political issues in the sentence. Or, the adjective intelligent is a complement by implication of the word Wayne.

To sound intelligent on political issues is an infinitive phrase that functions as a noun and the subject in the sentence. The verb sound is a linking verb in the infinitive phrase, that is why the adjective intelligent is not a complement of this verb. So, there is no overt subject for the infinitive phrase in the sentence and the adjective *intelligent" can't be an overt complement of anything in the sentence. But, if we rearrange the sentence in for counstruction, It is a goal for Wayne to sound intelligent on political issues , it is possible to understand that the adjective intelligent is a so called implied complement of the noun Wayne in the possessive in the predicative phrase to sound intelligent on political issues. Or, the adjective intelligent is a complement by implication of the word Wayne.

To sound intelligent on political issues is an infinitive phrase that functions as a noun and the subject in the sentence. The verb sound is a linking verb in the infinitive phrase, that is why the adjective intelligent is not a complement of this verb. So, there is no overt subject for the infinitive phrase in the sentence and the adjective *intelligent" can't be an overt complement of anything in the sentence. But, if we rearrange the sentence in for counstruction, It is a goal for Wayne to sound intelligent on political issues , it is possible to understand that the adjective intelligent is a so called implied complement of the noun Wayne in the possessive in the infinitive phrase to sound intelligent on political issues in the sentence. Or, the adjective intelligent is a complement by implication of the word Wayne.

To sound intelligent on political issues is an infinitive phrase that functions as a noun and the subject in the sentence. The verb sound is a linking verb in the infinitive phrase, that is why the adjective intelligent is not a complement of this verb. So, there is no overt subject for the infinitive phrase in the sentence and the adjective *intelligent" can't be an overt complement of anything in the sentence. But, if we rearrange the sentence in for counstruction, It is a goal for Wayne to sound intelligent on political issues , it is possible to understand that the adjective intelligent is a so called implied subject for the predicative phrase to sound intelligent on political issues. Or, the adjective intelligent is a complement by implication of the word Wayne.

To sound intelligent on political issues is an infinitive phrase that functions as a noun and the subject in the sentence. The verb sound is a linking verb in the infinitive phrase, that is why the adjective intelligent is not a complement of this verb. So, there is no overt subject for the infinitive phrase in the sentence and the adjective *intelligent" can't be an overt complement of anything in the sentence. But, if we rearrange the sentence in for counstruction, It is a goal for Wayne to sound intelligent on political issues , it is possible to understand that the adjective intelligent is a so called implied complement of the noun Wayne in the possessive in the predicative phrase to sound intelligent on political issues. Or, the adjective intelligent is a complement by implication of the word Wayne.