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Objective Complements •  Objective complements follow direct objects and modify them. •  An objective complement usually agrees in number with the direct object it modifies. •  Professor Goodacre considers Gerry’s poem brilliant. •  Poem = Direct Object •  Brilliant = Objective Complement •  Sasha, Sean = •  The team chose Sasha and Sean as co-­‐
captains. compound direct objects •  Co-­‐captains = objective complement Direct Object •  A word or group of words that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action. •  Direct objects answer the question “whom?” or “what?” after action verbs. Objective Complement •  A complement is a word or phrase that completes the meaning of a verb, a subject, or an object. •  An objective complement is a noun or an adjective—or a word acting like a noun or adjective—that describes or renames a direct object. Strategy •  The key to identifying an objective complement is first to find the direct object in the sentence and then to locate the word or words that follow it. •  An objective complement renames the direct object, tells what the direct object has become, or gives more information about the direct object. TIPS •  The sophomores elected Laurie Jones class •  Find the direct object in the sentence. Remember that the direct object answers the question “whom?” or “what?” about the verb. president. •  Whom did the sophomores elect? •  They elected Laurie Jones, so Laurie Jones is the direct object of the verb “elected.” •  The sophomores elected Laurie Jones class president. •  The sophomores elected Laurie •  Then ask the question “what Jones – what else? else?” after the direct object. •  They elected her class president, •  Remember that an objective so class president is the objective complement will always follow a direct object. complement. •  It follows the direct object Laurie Jones and renames the direct object. •  The lawyer called the verdict shocking and dismaying. •  An objective complement can be compound. •  “Verdict” is the direct object of the verb “called.” •  Shocking and dismaying make up the compound objective complement in the sentence. •  Objective complements are usually found with verbs that involve perceiving, judging, or changing something, such as name, make consider, appoint, call, choose, elect, and paint. Beware! •  Do not confuse an objective complement with an indirect object. •  An indirect object will come before the direct object. –  Jason sent him the letter. –  Letter is the direct object –  To whom was the letter sent? Him •  The objective complement will come after the direct object. –  Georgia painted the chair red. –  Chair is the direct object –  What else about the chair? red Your turn… •  1 Bill considers his new dog exceptionally intelligent. •  2 Some music critics have called the new composition whimsical. •  3 Mandy finds football boring. •  4 Extraordinary circumstances can make some people heroes. •  5 Jared painted the storage shed yellow and blue. •  6 After much discussion, the judges declared Randy the winner of the race. Test Tips •  In a testing situation, you may be asked to identify an objective complement in a sentence. •  You should first identify the direct object and then find the word or words that follow it or rename or describe it.