COMPLEMENTS COMPLEMENTS A word or word group that

COMPLEMENTS

COMPLEMENTS A word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb (could be a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) Every sentence must have at least one ____ and _____ Often a verb also needs a complement to make the sentence complete

COMPLEMENTS Marissa Carli bought thanked Richie and Chris were

COMPLEMENTS Complements An are NEVER adverb Adverb: The dog is outside. Complement: The dog is friendly. Part of a prepositional phrase Object of preposition: Ben is studying for his geography test. Complement: Ben is studying his geography notes.

DIRECT OBJECTS A noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. Example: Our English class created a timeline for Whirligig. Have the hurricanes destroyed one of the whirligigs?

DIRECT OBJECTS Note: D. O. never complete a linking verb because linking verbs do not express action William Wordsworth became poet laureate of England in 1843. D. O. He D. O. are never part of a prepositional phrase walked for hours in the English countryside. may be compound Sarah planted tulips and roses.

INDIRECT OBJECTS A noun, pronoun, or word group that sometimes appears in sentences containing direct objects I. O. do NOT receive the action of the verb Example: John showed the class his Whirligig project. Ms. Shaw bought us a treat.

INDIRECT OBJECTS Linking verbs do not have indirect objects I. O. are never in a prepositional phrase I. O. may be compound Joey sent Brandon, Tom, and me invitations.

PRACTICE

PRACTICE Page 123, exercise 3

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT A word or word group in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject. Examples: Jennifer has been president of her class since October. The track looks slippery.

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT Subject complements are connected to the subject by a linking verb Common Linking Verbs appear feel Two become grow remain look seem sound kinds of subject complements: Predicate nominative and predicate adjective

PREDICATES Mr. Morton

PREDICATE NOMINATIVE A word or word group in the predicate that identifies the subject A predicate nominative may be a noun, pronoun, or a word group that functions as a noun, connected to its subject by a linking verb.

PREDICATE NOMINATIVES Predicate nominatives are never part of a prepositional phrase Examples: A dictionary is a valuable tool. The winners of the race were Nicole and Kasey. Is that what you ordered?

D. O. VS PREDICATE NOMINATIVE Predicate nominatives always complete a linking verb. We are the delegates from our school. Direct We objects always complete an action verb. elected the delegates from our school.

PREDICATE ADJECTIVES An adjective that is in the predicate and that describes the subject, connected to the subject by the linking verb. Examples: Cold iced tea tastes good on a hot day. How kind you are!

PRACTICE Page 128, Review B

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