The report was reviewed by Dr. Brown, a scientist.
The noun scientist renames the direct object, Dr. Brown. (The noun Dr. Brown renames the direct object 'direct object' in this sentence.)
She likes Isaac newton, her favorite scientist.
She likes Isaac Newton, her favorite scientist.
it can be used as subject, object, or complement
The scientist's hypothesis of the experiment was that object A would move faster than object B.
The form 'Dan and I' is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as subject complement after a linking verb (which restates the subject of the sentence).The form 'Dan and me' is used as the object of a verb or a preposition, and as an object complement (which modifies or restates the direct object of the sentence).Examples:Are you going to lunch with Dan and me? (object of the preposition 'with')Dan and I are going to lunch with you. (subject of the sentence)They enjoyed the lunch that Dan and I brought. (subject of the relative clause)They called Dan and me to go to lunch. (direct object of the verb 'called')Their lunch-mates were Dan and I. (subject complement, restates the subject 'lunch-mates')We were their lunch-mates, Dan and me. (object complement, restates the direct object 'lunch-mates')
I found the cat sleeping on the printer. The phrase on the printer is the object complement.
An object complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective which follows a direct object and renames it or tells what the direct object has become.I was offered a free accessory, a printer, with the purchase of my computer.I tried several times to print the message when I discovered the problem, the printer.
A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, as the object of a verb or a preposition, and as a subject complement or an object complement.Examples:Her idea was really helpful. (subject of the sentence)We made good use of the time that the idea has saved. (subject of the relative clause)I have an idea. (direct object of the verb 'have')I'm looking for a good idea. (object of the preposition 'for')Your plan is a good idea. (subject complement, plan = idea)That is a plan, a good idea. (object complement, plan = idea)
A noun can be used in a sentence as the subject of the sentence or of a clause within the sentence, as the object or indirect object of a transitive verb or its present participle used as a gerund in the sentence, as the objective complement (or predicate nominative) of a linking verb or its gerund, as the object of a preposition, as the subject or object of an infinitive, as a nominative of address, as an appositive, or as a nominative absolute.
'I' is the subject of a verb, or the complement of the verb 'to be'. 'Me' is the object of a verb.Examples:I am his mother.I don't know if I will want to do that.Can I take the dog for a walk?It is I.He has never met me.Please give it to me.They are writing me a letter.Will they hurt me?
Yes, a pronoun can be an object complement. Use the objective form for an object complement. Example: That's a job for the manager, me. They chose the lucky winner, you. The purse belongs to the blond lady, her. These are for the guests, us.
When the scientist is trying to represent an object or a system.