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Complement: Indirect Object Direct Object Verb Complement

This document defines and provides examples of different types of objects and complements in sentences: - Direct objects receive the action of the verb, like "He hit the ball." Indirect objects identify who or what the action is for, like "The instructor gave his student A's." - A retained object remains the direct object in passive voice sentences. An indirect object changes to the subject in passive voice. - Complements complete the sense of subjects, objects, or verbs. Subject complements rename or define the subject, like adjectives or nouns after linking verbs. Object complements do the same for direct objects.

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Complement: Indirect Object Direct Object Verb Complement

This document defines and provides examples of different types of objects and complements in sentences: - Direct objects receive the action of the verb, like "He hit the ball." Indirect objects identify who or what the action is for, like "The instructor gave his student A's." - A retained object remains the direct object in passive voice sentences. An indirect object changes to the subject in passive voice. - Complements complete the sense of subjects, objects, or verbs. Subject complements rename or define the subject, like adjectives or nouns after linking verbs. Object complements do the same for direct objects.

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Direct object

Verb complement

Indirect object

is the receiver of action within a


sentence.
- He hit the ball.

is a direct or indirect object of


verb.
- Granny left Raoul all her

identifies to or for whom or what


the action verb of the verb is
performed.
- The instructor gave his student
As.
(The instructor gave As to his
student.)
- Grandfather left Rosalita and
Raoul all his money.
(Grandfather left all his money to
Rosalita and Raoul.)

*Direct object vs. object


complement

Retained object
is the direct object of the active voice
retained or kept as the direct object in
the passive voice.
Indirect object changes to subject of
passive voice.
Direct object retains as direct object in
passive voice sentence.
- The student was given As by his

Complement
is any word or phrase that completes
the sense of a subject, an object, or a
verb.

Subject complement

Object complement

follows a linking verb; it is normally an adjective or


noun that renames or defines in some way the
subject.

follows and modifiers or refers to a direct object.


It can be a noun or adjective or any word acting as
noun or adjective.
- The convention named Dogbreath Vice
President to keep him happy.
- The clown got the children too excited.

Adjective complement

Noun complement

adjective word, phrase or clause that defines the


subject.
- Glaciers are beautiful and potentially dangerous
at the same time.
- This glacier is not yet fully formed.

a noun word, phrase that defines the subject.


- A glacier is a huge body of ice.
*Noun complement = Predicate
nouns/nominatives

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