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2. Subject and
Object
Complement

3. What is a complement?

4. What is a complement?
• Complement: the words added to
complete an incomplete sentence.

5. What is a complement?
• Complement: the words added to
complete an incomplete sentence.
Example:
The boy seemed …
The dog is …

6. What is a complement?
• Complement: the words added to
complete an incomplete sentence.
Example:
The boy seemed … upset.
The dog is … hungry.
To make them complete: add a
complement.

8. There are 2 types
of Complements.
• Subject Complement
• Object Complement

9. Subject Complement

10. Subject Complement
• An adjective or a noun that renames or
defines in some way the subject.
• Follows a linking verb which links it to its
subject.

11. Subject Complement
• An adjective or a noun that renames or
defines in some way the subject.
• Follows a linking verb which links it to its
subject.
Examples:
• Joe is a lover of apples.

12. Subject Complement
• An adjective or a noun that renames or
defines in some way the subject.
• Follows a linking verb which links it to its
subject.
Examples:
• Joe is a lover of apples.
Subject: Joe
Subject Complement: lover
• Jacob’s new kite was blue.

13. Subject Complement
• An adjective or a noun that renames or
defines in some way the subject.
• Follows a linking verb which links it to its
subject.
Examples:
• Joe is a lover of apples.
Subject: Joe
Subject Complement: lover
• Jacob’s new kite was blue.
Subject: kite Subject Complement: blue
• The driver seems tired.
Subject: driver
Subject Complement: tired

14. Object Complement

15. Object Complement
• An adjective, a noun, or a phrase that
renames or defines in some way the object of
the transitive verb; NOT the subject.

16. Object Complement
• An adjective, a noun, or a phrase that
renames or defines in some way the object of
the transitive verb; NOT the subject.
Examples:
• I consider the driver tired.

17. Object Complement
• An adjective, a noun, or a phrase that
renames or defines in some way the object of
the transitive verb; NOT the subject.
Examples:
• I consider the driver tired.
Object: driver
Object Complement: tired
• Paint it black.

18. Object Complement
• An adjective, a noun, or a phrase that
renames or defines in some way the object of
the transitive verb; NOT the subject.
Examples:
• I consider the driver tired.
Object: driver
Object Complement: tired
• Paint it black.
Object: it
Object Complement: black
• The jury found Taylor innocent.
Object: Taylor
Object Complement: innocent