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.
The word 'noun' is a noun, a word used to identify a person, a place, or a thing.The word 'noun' is a singular, common, concrete noun.The word 'noun' will function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, as the object of a verb or a preposition, as a subject or object complement, a possessive noun, or as an attributive noun.Examples:A noun can functions as the subject of a sentence. (subject of the sentence)A word for something that a noun represents can be real or fictional. (subject of the relative clause)A pronoun can replace a noun. (direct object of the verb)I need a rhyming word for this noun. (object of the preposition)The word noun is a noun. (subject complement, restates the subject of the sentence)I'm trying to think of the right word, a noun. (object complement, restates the object of the preposition)You can use a dictionary to find a noun'sdefinition. (possessive noun)A noun list was assigned for homework. (attributive noun, a noun functioning as an adjective)
The word 'topsy turvy' is an adjective used to describe a noun as upside down or in a state of disorder and confusion.Example sentence: "The professor realized everything was topsy turvy when one of her students began to lecture so well that she took notes." (a subject complement as object of the linking verb 'was')
He gave a gold coin. -- in this sentence the direct object is gold coin.He gave the beggar a gold coin. -- in this sentence the beggar is the indirect object.Another example:My brother gave his girl friend some roses. -- to find the direct object ask the question - what did my brother give? - the answer is roses so roses is the direct object. His girlfriend is the indirect object.The indirect object often comes after for or to.He called a taxi for me.My brother gave some roses to his girlfriend.
When transferring pictures to canvas water based paints are most frequently used since they are easy to use, readily available, and easy to clean up when finished.
The object is still in the same position in the sentence but the verb is missing / implied:eg.On the road a company of soldiers.verb stood. On the road stood a company of soldiers. object company of soldiers.In the gardens vegetables rotting and wasted.verb lay. In the gardens vegetables lay rotting and wasted. object vegetablesWhen the verb is implied you can basically use any verb that works.On the road rested a company of soldiers.
I found the cat sleeping on the printer. The phrase on the printer is the object complement.
it can be used as subject, object, or complement
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.)
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')
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.
The phrase "strawberry days" functions as a noun phrase complement. Specifically, it can act as a subject complement or object complement, depending on its use in a sentence. It describes a specific type or quality of days, typically evoking a sense of nostalgia or summer.
'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.
Insert the catridge in the printer
A linking verb acts as an equals sign:the object of the verb is a different form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister)orthe subject becomes the object (Mary's feet got wet. feet->wet).
"Berries" is a noun. It refers to small, juicy fruits, often with seeds and edible flesh. In a sentence, it can function as the subject, object, or complement, depending on its use. For example, in "The berries are ripe," it serves as the subject of the sentence.