Grammar!

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

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.

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

Bill bought balloons!

Sarah met Rick at the door.

examples…

What did Bill buy?

Whom did Sarah meet? Rick. Rick is the direct object.

Balloons. Balloons is the direct object.

Indirect Object

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 Objectexamples…

I gave Josh my present.

What did I give? Present. Present is the direct object

DO

To whom did I give it? To Josh. Josh is the indirect object.

IO

Mr. Jones served me cake

What did Mr. Jones serve? Cake. cake is the direct object.

DO

To whom did Mr. Jones serve it?

To me. Me is the indirect object.

IO

What is a Complement?

Predicate Noun A noun or pronoun that

follows a linking verb. Renames or identifies

the subject. Also called a Predicate

Nominative.

Predicate Adjective An adjective that follows

a linking verb. Modifies or describes

the subject.

Predicate Nouns and Adjectivesexamples…

Ms. Hoffman is my teacher.

What is the subject?

S

What is the linking verb?

LV

Does a noun or an adjective follow the linking verb?

PN

teacher is a noun that renames the subject, Ms. Hoffman

Predicate Nouns and Adjectivesexamples…

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.

S LV PAPA

Practicing Complements!

Complements Worksheet. practice identifying the four different

complements.