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The Past Participle as the object complement

Look at these sentences, and think of what is the object complement? clever. We think him ______

angry What she did made him _______.

correct We consider the answer ____.

playing basketball. We find them _________

Definition An object complement is a word or phrase that follows the direct object to modify or complete its meaning. What can be used as an object complement?

1. His father named him Doming. noun 2. They painted their house white. adjective 3. He asked me to lend my 4. computer to him. infinitive 4. We saw her leaving. present participle 5. I always find him in the prepositional classroom. phrase

6. Let the fresh air in. 7. You cannot call it what you will. 8. We must get the work finished by 10 o’clock. adverb clause

The relationship between the object and the past participle He got his bad tooth pulled out yesterday. He found his new bike stolen. 1. 及物动词(短语)的过去分词用作宾补时，宾 语即是过去分词的逻辑宾语，宾语和过去分词 被动 之间存在逻辑上的 _____ 关系。

On coming in, I found a girl seated in the corner. I like her dressed in red. 3. 动词seat, hide, dress等的过去 分词作宾语补足语一般表示宾语 状态 的_____，而不表示被动或完成 的意义。

The situation where the past participle is used as the object complement. 1. The past participle as the object complement is used after some link verbs, such as keep, leave. e. g. They kept the door locked for a long time. Don’t leave the windows broken like this all the time.

2. The past participle as the object complement is used after some causative verbs, such as get, have, make etc. Means “the object is …” e. g. I have had my bike repaired. I raised my voice to make myself heard.

3. The past participle as the object complement is used after some verbs of senses, such as watch, notice, see, hear, listen to, feel, find. e. g. When we got to school, we saw the door locked. We can hear the windows beaten by the heavy rain drops.

4. The past participle as the object complement is used after some verbs, such as want, wish, like, expect, order. e. g. The teacher won’t like the problem discussed at the moment. I want the suit made to his own measure.

5. The past participle as the object complement is used in the structure “with+object + object complement”. e. g. The thief was brought in with his hands tied behind his back. With many brightly-coloured flowers planted around the building, his house looks like a beautiful garden. With the matter settled, we all went home.

Ⅰ. Complete the sentences. 1. 他说的话让我吃惊。 surprised What he had said made me _____. 2. 我的眼镜坏了。我要修理一下。 My glasses are broken. I’ll have to get repaired them ____.

3. 指着那个碎花瓶，妈妈问我：“谁干的？” pointing to the broken With her finger _______ vase, my mother asked me, “Who did that? ” 4. 医生看到他偷偷吸烟了。 smoke secretly. The doctor saw him ______

Ⅱ. Choose the correct answer. 1. The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year. A. carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. to carry out 2. -- There’s a hole in your bag. -- I know, I’m going to have it _____. A. mend B. mending C. mended D. to be mended

3. Though he had often made his little sister ___, today he was made ___ by his little sister. A. cry; to cry B. crying; crying C. cry; cry D. to cry; cry 4. He managed to make himself _____ with his ____ English. A. understand; breaking B. understand; broken C. understood; breaking D. understood; broken

5. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ____. A. going on B. goes on C. went on D. to go on 6. With a lot of difficult problems _____, the newly-elected president is having a hard time. A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled

Ⅲ. Finish the sentences. posted (post) 1. Jack had the letter _______ very soon. 2. Listen! Do you hear someone shouting (shout) to Tom? ____ 3. You should make your opinion ____ known (know).

lost (lose) 4. Frank found his wallet ______ when he got home. 5. You shouldn’t leave the water running (run) when you are washing _______ your hands.

P 13 • • • 1. have got the house mended 2. Have you had your hair cut? 3. have the dictionary delievered 4. haven`t had the film developed 5. found it closed 6. get it repaired 7. got all their money stolen 8. got all their money stolen 9. had some of his points clarified 10. had some flowers sent; had it announced; had it organized

1. Finish exercises 1 and 2 on page 13. 2. Finish exercises 1 and 2 on page 50.

Some questions about the past participle used as the object complement. 1. Compare the past participle used as the object complement with the present participle. _____ by a I saw him sleeping _______ in bed. I saw him bitten dog.

2. Compare the past participle used as the object complement with the infinitive. With all the problems settled, he felt happy. With many problems to settle, he felt worried. I saw her taken out of the classroom. I saw her come into the classroom. 过去分词强调与宾语之间的被动关系， 表示动作已完成。不定式强调动作发生的 全过程、或表将来要发生的事情。

省略to的情况 1. 使役动词 let, have, make等后作宾补。 e. g. The speaker raised her voice but still couldn’t make them hear what she said. His parents let him do whatever he wants. 2. 感官动词see, watch, look at, notice, find, observe, hear, listen to, smell, feel等后作 宾补。 e. g. I didn’t notice him come into the room. All the boys see the plane fly away.

注意：在被动语态中，to不能省掉。 I saw him dance. = He was seen to dance. The boss made them work the whole night. = They were made to work the whole night.

Get into groups and play the game What did they find? Write about what Mr. and Mrs. Smith found when they came home from work one day. Remember to use the past participle as the object complement.

Example: They found the window broken. The first person in each group writes a sentence and folds the paper over his/her, so the next person cannot see it. Pass the paper to the next person in the group. When the last one in the group has finished writing, he/she comes to the front of the class to read all the ideas of his/her group. The one with the most interesting ideas wins.