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Sentence Pattern Four: Subject–Verb–Direct Object–Object Complement (S-V-DO-OC) The next sentence pattern includes an object complement. In this pattern, the direct object is followed by a group of words that completes the object’s meaning by renaming or describing it. In the following examples, the subject is in boldface, the verb is underlined once, the direct object is underlined twice, and the object complement is italicized. Example: Research on black history at the University of North Florida showcases the Eartha M. White papers, a unique collection. Example: The collection contains 1,000 items, a rich treasure. Example: The memorabilia includes many twentieth-century photographs of African Americans. Example: This exhibit shows other collections to be inadequate in comparison. Adapted from: http://www.unf.edu/library/per/eardes.htm. In these examples, the first two include an object complement that renames the object. For example, in the first example, the word collection renames the direct object papers. In the second example, the word treasure is the object complement of the direct object items. In the third example, photographs is the direct object, and the object complement is the prepositional phrase of African Americans, which is used as an adjective. The last example includes the direct object collections, and the object complement is the infinitive phrase to be inadequate in comparison, which is used as an adjective. The subjects, verbs, direct objects, and object complements are diagrammed below: Example: Research on black history at the University of North Florida showcases the Eartha M. White papers, a unique collection. Diagram: subject Research Example: verb d.o. showcases papers o.c. (noun) collection The collection contains 1,000 items, a rich treasure. Diagram: subject collection Example: verb contains d.o. o.c.(noun) items treasure This exhibit shows other collections to be inadequate in comparison. Diagram: to be exhibit shows collections _ inadequate in comparison (The infinitive phrase to be inadequate in comparison is used as an adjective in the above example.) In the following exercise, you will identify and diagram the object complements.