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Complements–
who needs them?
“You look
nice today.”
No!!! Not that type of
compliment!!!
Complement with an e. It’s a
grammar term.
What is a Complement?
• A complement is a word or word
group that completes the meaning of a
verb.
• There are four main types of
complements:
1. Direct Objects
2. Indirect Objects
3. Predicate Nominatives
4. Predicate Adjectives
A noun or a pronoun.
Follows an action verb.
Receives the action of a verb.
A direct object can be
found by asking Whom? or
What? about an action verb.
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action verb.
subject
AV
DO
Mrs. Bender read the book.
Mrs. Bender read WHAT?
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action verb.
subject AV
DO
The mom raises the children.
Mom raises WHOM?
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action verb.
subject
AV DO
DO
Marty and Carol served pie and ice cream for dessert.
Marty and Carol served
WHAT?
A direct object is never an adverb
or the object of a preposition.
D.O.
Joanne walked her dog.
adverb
Joanne walked briskly.
Prepositional phrase
Joanne walked to the store.
An action verb with a
Direct Object
An action verb with NO direct
object or a linking verb
(linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive
verbs)