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COMPLEMENTS

COMPLEMENTS. Completing the meaning of verbs. Complements . A word or group that completes the meaning of a verb A verb is necessary for the meaning of a sentence The complement helps the verb express meaning clearly Example: My aunt found a puppy. verb: found what?

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COMPLEMENTS

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  1. COMPLEMENTS Completing the meaning of verbs

  2. Complements • A word or group that completes the meaning of a verb • A verb is necessary for the meaning of a sentence • The complement helps the verb express meaning clearly Example: My aunt found a puppy. verb: found what? A puppy- puppy is the complement

  3. Direct objects • Completes the meaning of a TRANSITIVE VERB • Tells WHOM or WHAT receives the action of the verb Example: My brother bought a model. verb: bought- WHAT? A model Example: Corie studied Mother Theresa in history class. Verb-studied-WHOM? Mother Theresa

  4. Direct objects • Direct object may be compound Example: She needed glue, paint, and decals for her projects. Verb=needed= needed what? glue, paint, and decals • Direct objects NEVER follow a linking verb (since a linking verb does not express action)

  5. Indirect objects • Completes the meaning of a transitive verb • Cannot exist alone, it works with a direct object • Usually comes between the verb and direct object • Tells TO WHOM, FOR WHOM, TO WHAT, FOR WHAT the action of the verb is completed Example: Dad bought himself some peanuts. For whom did Dad buy peanuts? Himself (indirect object)

  6. Indirect objects • Not an indirect object if “to, for” are used with the noun or pronoun Example: The captain gave orders to the crew. “to” the crew is a prepositional phrase. NOT: the captain gave order to whom? The crew • Indirect objects can be compound Example: She gave Ed and me a list of books to read. Verb=gave---- gave list to whom? Ed, me

  7. Subject complements • A word or word group IN THE PREDICATE that identifies the subject. • Linking verb connects the subject complements to the subject • Review linking verbs, page 158, 99 Example: The airport appears very busy. Verb=appears--- how does the airport appear? busy

  8. Predicate nominative • A word or word group IN THE PREDICATE that identifies or refers to the subject. • May be a noun, pronoun a word that FUNCTIONS as a noun. • PN is connected to the subject by a linking verb Example: Seaweed is algae, as I remember. Algae renames the subject seaweed

  9. Predicate nominative • Caution- do not mistake a PN for a DO. The PN always completes the meaning of a linking verb. • Predicate nominative may be compound

  10. Predicate adjectives • An adjective IN THE PREDICATE that identifies the subject. • PA is connected to the subject by a linking verb • May be compound Example: The blanket felt soft and fuzzy. Verb=felt--- how did th blanket feel? soft & fuzzy

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