CH.18.5

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COMPLEMENTS

A complement is a word or group of words that

completes the meaning of a subject and a verb.

Complements (Direct Objects, Indirect Objects,

SubjectComplements)

Tracy fed. That is. It seems.

They are not complete thoughts, let’s put a

complement to it.

Tracy fed the lizard That is a problem It seems sick

Complements often appear right after the verb.

For the following verbs, add a complement

IsWasWantsWroteLike

Activity….

Direct Object

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

Note: They are nouns or pronouns

To find the direct object ask “What?” or “Whom?” after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food.The dog dug a hole under the fence.Alexander The Great conquered

leaders in most of ancient Europe.

Examples

Chewed What?

To find the direct object ask “What?” or “Whom?” after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food.The dog dug a hole under the fence.Alexander The Great conquered

leaders in most of ancient Europe.

Examples

Chewed What?

Dug What?

To find the direct object ask “What?” or “Whom?” after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food.The dog dug a hole under the fence.Alexander The Great conquered

leaders in most of ancient Europe.

Examples

Chewed What?

Dug What?

Conquered Whom?

To find the direct object ask “What?” or “Whom?” after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food.The dog dug a hole under the fence.Alexander The Great conquered

leaders in most of ancient Europe.

Examples

Chewed What?

Dug What?

Conquered Whom?

1. The two boys dug a hole in the sand.2. Michelangelo painted those magnificent

murals on the ceiling.3. I deposited my savings in the bank.4. Next week we will watch a solar eclipse.5. The wind blew my hat into the air..

Identify the Direct Objects in the following sentences.

Remember compound subjects and verbs? Well, there are also Compound Direct Objects.

Look at the examples: - My sister eats chocolates and other

candies.Eats what? Chocolates, candies -The students studied science , math and

history. Studied what? science, math, history

Compound DO

We have to be very careful when identifying a DO in a sentence because we might get confused with an adverb or an object of a preposition…

Here is the rule! Pay attention!

A DO CAN’T BE AN ADVERB.An adverb tells when, how or where an action

was done.. If you find this in a sentence it won’t be a DO

Carmen runs fast how she runs?

Doesn’t answer question what runs?

What is it? Direct Object, Adverb or Object of a Preposition????

A direct object is always a noun or a pronoun.

Read following sentence: * Derek walked with his dog.Is dog the DO?...............NO!!!

With is a preposition, and dog relates to it, so dog is the object of a prepositional phrase! Not a DO.

* Derek walked his dog. DOG

Identify DO

Identify DO

Remember!! Usually the DO follows a verb. In a question, sometimes can be found before

the verb.Example:What should we take with us to the park?

To locate the DO in a question you can put the sentence into normal word order:

*We take what with us to the park.

Direct Objects in Questions

The DO would be WHAT

Practice ….practice…practiceeeeeEx. 18.5C and Ex.

18.5D (p.388)Count the letters of

your last name, if you have an odd number answer only odds, if you have even, answer even.

There is never an indirect object unless there is a DO.

An IO is a noun or pronoun that comes AFTER an action verb and BEFORE the direct object.

It answers the questions: To or For Whom? To or For What?

Indirect Objects

The scientist gave the students a lecture.

Ms. Peterson told her son the good news.

ExamplesFirst find subject, verb andDO

To whom????

To whom????

SubjectVerb DO

KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING PATTERN: Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct

Object

1. She bought me some cotton candy at the fair.

2. Following the game, we gave the other team a cheer.

3. I left Mom a message so she wouldn’t worry.

4. The company offered my father a promotion.

5. Will you bring my brother and me some souvenirs of your trip?

Identify the IO in the following sentences