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Objects and Complements
What is an Object?
Sometimes sentences are complete with just a
subject and a verb:
Bill ran.
But sometimes a subject and verb just aren’t
enough:
Bill bought
That’s where objects come in!
Direct Object
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A noun or pronoun that receives the action of
an action verb.
Answers the questions Whom? and What?
Linking verbs do not take objects.
Not all action verbs take objects.
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Action verbs that take objects are called
transitive verbs.
Can stand on its own in the sentence
Never part of a prepositional phrase
Direct Object
examples…
Bill bought balloons!
What did Bill buy? Balloons. Balloons is the direct object.
Sarah met Rick at the door.
Whom did Sarah meet? Rick. Rick is the direct object.
Indirect Object
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A noun or pronoun that follows an action
verb.
Answers the questions to whom, for whom, to
what, or for what.
MUST be accompanied by a direct object.
Always comes before the direct object.
Never part of a prepositional phrase.
Indirect Object
IO
examples…
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I gave Josh my present.
What did I give? Present. Present is the direct object
To whom did I give it? To Josh. Josh is the indirect object.
IO
DO
Mr. Jones served me cake
What did Mr. Jones serve? Cake. cake is the direct object.
To whom did Mr. Jones serve it?
To me. Me is the indirect object.
What is a Complement?
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Predicate Noun
A noun or pronoun that
follows a linking verb.
Renames or identifies
the subject.
Also called a Predicate
Nominative.
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Predicate Adjective
An adjective that follows
a linking verb.
Modifies or describes
the subject.
Predicate Nouns and Adjectives
examples…
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Ms. Hoffman is my teacher.
What is the subject?
What is the linking verb?
Does a noun or an adjective
follow the linking verb?
teacher is a noun that renames the subject, Ms. Hoffman
Predicate Nouns and Adjectives
examples…
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Their best player is fast and agile.
What is the subject?
What is the linking verb?
Does a noun or an adjective
follow the linking verb?
Fast and agile are adjectives that describe the subject, player.
Practicing Complements!
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Complements Worksheet.
practice identifying the four different
complements.