Subject and Object Complements Notes
Subject Complements
Always located in the predicate
Located directly after a linking verb
Two kinds
Predicate nominative
Noun or pronoun that renames the subject of the sentence
Ex: Joey is the president of the student council.
President is the predicate nominative because it renames Joey.
Predicate adjective
An adjective that gives more information about the subject
Ex. The thunderstorm was loud and scary.
Loud and scary are predicate adjectives because they give more information about the thunderstorm.
Object Complements
Always located in the predicate
Located directly after an action verb
Direct object- located immediately after the action verb
Receives the action of the verb
Ex: The left fielder hit the ball over the fence.
Ball is the direct object because it is receiving the action of the verb
Indirect object- located in between the action verb and the direct object
Can only be in the sentence if there is a direct object
Tells the reader “to whom (what)” or “for whom (what)” the direct object is meant
Ex: Tom gave me his tickets to the game
Me is the indirect object because it tells who received the tickets
Tickets is the direct object
Objective Complement- located directly after the direct object
Completes the meaning of the direct object in a sentence
Found only after verbs such as appoint, call, consider, elect, label, make, name, or think.
Ex: The President named her administrator of NASA.
I consider her the best candidate for the job.
Follow the process when looking for complements:
Find verb- underline twice
Find prepositional phrases (complements will never be in a prepositional phrase)- use brackets
Find subject- underline once
Decide if the verb is action or linking
Linking means subject complement
Action means object complement
Determine the type of complement by writing the abbreviation above the word(s)
Assignment: workbook p.40, 41, 43, 44 – due tomorrow
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