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Complements: Predicate Nominatives, Predicate Adjectives, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects

This document defines and provides examples of different types of complements in sentences, including subject complements, direct objects, and indirect objects. Subject complements include predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives and provide more information about the subject. Direct objects receive the action of a transitive verb, while indirect objects indicate who or what receives the direct object. Complements are never adverbs or in prepositional phrases.

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Complements: Predicate Nominatives, Predicate Adjectives, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects

This document defines and provides examples of different types of complements in sentences, including subject complements, direct objects, and indirect objects. Subject complements include predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives and provide more information about the subject. Direct objects receive the action of a transitive verb, while indirect objects indicate who or what receives the direct object. Complements are never adverbs or in prepositional phrases.

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Predicate Nominatives, Predicate

Adjectives, Direct Objects, and indirect


objects

COMPLEMENTS

DEFINITION

Sometimes in order to express a complete


thought, a sentence needs more than a subject
and a verb. Complements are nouns, pronouns,
or adjectives that help complete the meaning of
a verb.
Noun Mr. Barnes (subject) ate (verb) dinner
(complement).
Pronoun Jake (subject) dropped (verb) all
(complement) of the books.
Adjective That woman (subject) is (verb)
absolutely gorgeous (complement).

COMPLEMENTS

Complements are NEVER adverbs. Ex. The


fat man ate very quickly. Even though the
word quickly tells us more about the verb
in the sentence, it is an adverb, not a
complement.
Complements are NEVER in prepositional
phrases. Ex. Jake dropped all of the books.
Even though Jake dropped the books, the
complement is the pronoun all because
books is the object of the preposition of.

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

The SC is a word or word group that


tells the reader more about the subject
of a sentence. SCs require a sentence to
have a linking verb, not an action verb.
Jeremiah is (linking verb) todays big
winner.
The boy with the huge bag of candy
feels (linking verb) sick to his stomach.

SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS

Predicate Nominative a noun or pronoun that IDENTIFIES the


subject or refers to it.

EXAMPLE: Chuck Norris is a real man.

Predicate Adjective an adjective that MODIFIES/DESCRIBES


the subject.

EXAMPLE: Chuck Norris is manly.


NOTE: Adjectives that describe predicate nominatives are NOT
predicate adjectives. Example: Chuck Norris is a tough guy.
(guy is a predicate nominative, but tough is describing
guy, not Chuck Norris, the subject of the sentence.

OBJECTS

Objects are complements that do NOT refer


to the subject, but follow transitive action
verbs. These objects are nouns or pronouns
that receive the action of the verb in some
way.
Physical action Chuck Norris kicked my
head.
Mental action You would not believe my
story.

DIRECT OBJECTS

DOs are nouns or pronouns that tell who or what receives the
action of a verb in a sentence. The formula is as follows:

Subject + Action Verb + whom/what? = DO

Example: Because I was rude, the older woman slapped me in the


face.
woman (subject) + slapped (action verb) + whom/what?
ANSWER = me Therefore, me is the DO of the sentence.
NOTE: Objects of prepositions can NEVER be direct objects, which
is the reason that face is NOT the DO of the above sentence.
The large woman ate all of the pie. What is the DO of this
sentence?

INDIRECT OBJECTS

Like DOs, IOs are also nouns or pronouns that


can appear in sentences with action verbs;
however, IOs can ONLY exist in sentences with
DOs.
IOs are what we call the birthday boys of the
grammar world; they always receive gifts.
These gifts are the DOs of the sentence.
Example: The man gave the waiter a tip.
The waiter receives a tip, which is the DO
of the sentence; therefore, the IO is waiter.

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