1. Complements A complement (notice the spelling of the word) is any word or phrase that completes the sense of a subject, an object, or a verb. subjectobjectverb

2. Subject Complements With a linking verb, the subject is connected to a subject complement. A predicate adjective follows the linking verb and tells us something about the subject. Carly is beautiful The garbage smells outrageous. His behavior is outlandish.

3. A predicate nominative follows the linking verb and tells us what the subject is. ◦ Dr. Scott is the acting president of the university. ◦ Sue used to be the tallest girl on the team. Often times the subject and predicate nominatives are interchangeable.

4. Finding the PA or PN The following formula can be used to identify the PA or PN of a sentence: Subject + Verb+ Who or What=PN If very fits in front of the word, it is a PA Martin was an intelligent student. Sheila feels ashamed for her actions.

5. Action Verbs and Complements A direct object is the receiver of action in a sentence. ◦ He hit the ball. ◦ They named their daughter Natasha. ◦ Mrs. Wilfahrt baked her students cookies.

6. The indirect object identifies to or for whom or what the action of the verb is performed. The direct object and indirect object are different people or places or things. -The instructor gave his student’s As. - Grandfather left Bill and Jane all his money. - Amy sold me her boat.

7. Finding the DO and IO A sentence must have a DO if it has an IO. DO and IO are only present when there is an action verb in the sentence. The following formulas can be used to identify the DO and IO: Subject + Verb + Who or What = DO Subject + Verb + DO + to Whom or for Whom = IO

8. DO, IO, and PN are always going to be nouns or pronouns. PA are always going to be adjectives. PA and PN are only used with linking verbs: am, are, was, were, is…

9. Denny brought Tony some apples, bananas, and strawberries from the store. Place the puppy into his pen and come to dinner. Jennifer sent an e-mail to her friend in Missouri. The kids played street hockey all afternoon. Thomas got an invitation to visit UCLA during Spring Break. Gary brought a paper to read while he waited for Ann to finish. Justin Timberlake sang his fans' favorite hits. The king gave his most loyal subjects a generous portion of land. The instructor offered her students a lollipop after class. He tied the nets to the goal posts and lined the fields for this season's games.

10. Answers IO = Tony; DO = apples, bananas, strawberries DO = puppy DO = e-mail DO = street hockey DO = invitation DO = paper DO = hits IO = subjects; DO = portion IO = students; DO = lollipop DO = nets, fields

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