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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)