https://litwiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=GARangerFanLitWiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-03T20:36:04ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.0https://litwiki.org/index.php?title=What_is_an_%E2%80%9Cobjective_complement%E2%80%9D%3F&diff=13615What is an “objective complement”?2013-11-07T19:29:27Z<p>GARangerFan: Created page with "An '''objective complement''' is a noun, pronoun or adjective that follows a '''direct object''' and further describes what the object is. The sentence must contain a direct o..."</p>
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<div>An '''objective complement''' is a noun, pronoun or adjective that follows a '''direct object''' and further describes what the object is. The sentence must contain a direct object which can be identified by being the one that is receiving the action in a sentence. They follow verbs such as call, make, name and think.<br />
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== Identifying objective complements ==<br />
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'''An easy way to identify an objective complement, say the verb and the direct object, then ask what.'''<ref>http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/mar/level-b/complements-objective-complements</ref><br />
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== Examples ==<br />
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1. Billy named his dog Spot.<br />
The '''objective complement''' is Spot which describes what the direct object, the dog, was named.<br />
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2. The voters elected Bill Davis mayor.<br />
The '''objective complement''' is mayor which further describes the position that the direct object, Bill Davis, was elected to.<br />
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3. If you elect me president, I'll keep the unions satisfied.<ref>http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/complements/</ref><br />
There are two objective complements in this sentence. '''President''' describes the elected position while '''satisfied''' refers to the unions.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references>http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/mar/level-b/complements-objective-complements/</references><br />
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== Links ==<br />
[http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/mar/level-b/complements-objective-complements/ Objective complements]<br />
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[http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm Direct object]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
1. "Complements: Objective Complements." Objective complements. English channel, 2011. Web 7 Nov 2013. <http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/mar/level-b/complements-objective-complements/>.<br />
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2. "Predecates, Objects, Complements." Direct and Indirect objects. Capital Community College Foundation, n.d. Web 7 Nov 2013. <http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm>.<br />
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3. "Object complements." Grammar Handbook: Complements. The Center for Writing Studies, University of Illinois, 2013. Web 7 Nov 2013. <http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/complements/>.</div>GARangerFan