object complement

American  

noun

Grammar.

1. a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him an interesting speaker.

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Etymology

Origin of object complement

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

What distinction is made between the object and the object complement?

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd

What is the object complement of could do?

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd

Enlargement of predicate, 241. of subject, object, complement, 240.

From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt

As a verb it has an object complement, songs; and as a noun it names the act, and stands as the principal word in a prepositional phrase.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd

The +indirect,+ or dative, +object+ is sometimes made the +subject+ of a verb in the passive voice, while the object complement is retained after the verb.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd