objective complement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of objective complement
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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A noun or pronoun used as object or objective complement, or as the principal word of a prepositional phrase, is in the objective case.
From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo
The attribute complement, whether noun or adjective, follows the verb, the objective complement follows the object complement, and the indirect object precedes the direct.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
The treatment of the objective complement may be introduced in a review course, when the class is sufficiently mature.
From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo
Us is the object complement of let, and the infinitive sing is the objective complement, having us for its assumed subject.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
The teacher may here explain such constructions as, "I proved it to be him," in which it is object complement and to be him is objective complement.
From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo
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