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Complements
and Completers
2013
Complement and Completers
• A complement or a completer
is a word or a group of words
that completes the meaning
begun by the subject and the
verb.
Examples:
-I planted flowers in my
garden.
-That poem was
humorous.
-Ms. Musynske gave her
students a party.
-The winner is he.
Complements and
Completers May Be:
• Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Complements and
Completers
• Complements can never be
an adverb or be a word in
a prepositional phrase.
Four Types of
Complements and
Completers
• DIRECT OBJECTS
• INDIRECT OBJECTS
*** These two types of
completers follow action verbs.
Four Types of
Complements or
Completers
• PREDICATE NOMINATIVES
• PREDICATE ADJECTIVES
***These two types of
complements follow linking
verbs.
Direct Objects
• A direct object is a
completer which follows
an action verb.
• To find the direct object
follow these steps:
• Find the subject
and the verb.
• Label prep. phrases
• Ask “whom” or
“what” after the
verb
Examples:
• We read A Christmas
Carol by Charles
Dickens.
• The boys recited the
speech in social studies
class.
• The teacher corrected the
quiz papers.
• We completed our
homework during study
hall.
Indirect Objects
• An indirect object follows
an action verb.
• It comes after the verb but
before the direct object.
• Not every sentence will
have an indirect object.
• To find the indirect object
follow these steps:
• Find the subject and
the verb.
• Label prep.phrases.
• Check for direct object. Ask
“whom” or “ what’ after the
verb.
• Check for indirect object.
Ask “ to whom” or “for
whom” after the direct object.
Examples:
• Ms. Musynske gave her
students a party.
• The principal gave the boy
his award for good
citizenship.
• The vet gave the puppy a
shot.
• Beauty Smith gave White
Fang a brutal beating.
Predicate Nominatives
• A predicate nominative is a
complement that follows a
linking verb.
• It will be a noun or a pronoun
and will refer back to the
subject.
Examples:
• Ms. Musynske is my
English teacher.
• The winner of the award
is he.
• The boy was captain of
the team.
Predicate Adjectives
• An adjective which follows a
linking verb is called a predicate
adjective.
– Examples:
The chili tasted spicy.
Her eyes are blue.
Predicate Nominative or Pred.
Adjective??
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The snow is deep.
He became a successful lawyer.
She seems nervous.
He will be the president of the
junior class.