COMPLEMENTSDIRECT OBJECTS

DIRECT OBJECTS• A noun or pronoun• Follows the action verb• Receives the action of the action verb• Ask whom? or what? after the verb• Never part of a prepositional phrase

The hailstorm bombarded the picnickers.

The rugby players are running the ball.We photographed the players and the

coach.Which bus should I take?They moved into the mansion.

DIRECT OBJECTS—practice 1. Most football players own a football.2. Football rivals baseball as the most popular athletic

event for spectators in the United States.3. Millions of people watch football games on the high

school, college, and professional levels.4. Halftime shows, with marching bands and alumni

gatherings, usually accompany the games.5. Football teams usually play eight to sixteen games

in a season.6. The best of the teams enter post-season playoffs.

COMPLEMENTSINDIRECT OBJECTS

INDIRECT OBJECTS• A noun or pronoun• Follows the action verb but before the direct object• Names the person or thing that something is given to or done for• Ask to/for whom? or to/for what? after the verb• Never part of a prepositional phrase

I gave my brother new skis.We wrote Sue and Sam letters

about our trip.I gave the conductor our tickets.

INDIRECT OBJECTS—practice 1. He brought me his old bowling shoes.2. Many colleges offer students bowling as an elective

course.3. The instructor teaches each class the basic rules.4. My father lent John and me his bowling balls.5. My friend gave me a wrist brace to help keep my

wrist straight as I bowled.6. Mr. Neil taught us the history of bowling.

COMPLEMENTSOBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS

OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS• A noun or adjective• Follows the direct object• Describes or renames the direct object• Ask what after the direct object• Never part of a prepositional phrase

She painted her room green.The coach appointed David captain of the team.

OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS—practice

1. The race made him weak.2. The track coach made Brian a sprinter in the meet.3. He also called Brian his best distance runner.4. The coach classifies Alicia a high jumper.5. Alicia made six feet the new school record in the

high jump.6. The judges considered Alicia a qualifier for the

finals.7. Qualifying in the event made Alicia happy.8. The newspaper named our coach Coach of the Year.

COMPLEMENTSPREDICATE NOMINATIVES

PREDICATE NOMINATIVES• A noun or pronoun• Follows a linking verb• Identifies, explains, or renames the subject• Never part of a prepositional phrase

The winner of the tournament is our team.

The new captain of the team will be Ally.

Their first choice was you.The co-captains are you and Ellie.

PREDICATE NOMINATIVES—practice

1. A sport is physical exertion for recreation or competition.

2. From a historical standpoint, the ancient Olympic Games were the birth of organized sports.

3. About 5,000 years ago, wrestling was essentially a survival skill.

4. Rugby is a game accidentally invented by students at Rugby School in Rugby, England.

5. Professional sports in the twentieth century were a profitable business, often involving highly paid athletes.

COMPLEMENTSPREDICATE ADJECTIVES

PREDICATE ADJECTIVES• An adjective• Follows a linking verb• Describes the subject• Never part of a prepositional phrase

The swimmer was fast.The uniforms are green and white.

PREDICATE ADJECTIVES—practice

1. Jeannie seemed tired after her swimming lesson.2. Swimming is good for strengthening muscles.3. The popular freestyle stroke appears easy.4. The backstroke is similar to the freestyle stroke.5. Leg and arm movements are simultaneous in the

breast stroke and the butterfly stroke.6. The butterfly stroke appears graceful.