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What Is an Object Complement? (with Examples)

An object complement is a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective which follows a direct
object to rename it or state what it has become.

Verbs of making (e.g., to make, to create) or naming (e.g., to name, to call, to elect)
often attract an object complement. In the examples below, the object
complements are shaded and the direct objects are in bold.
To make her happy
To name her Heidi
However, lots of verbs can take an object complement. For example:
To consider someone stupid
To paint something purple
To catch somebody stealing

Examples of Object Complements

Here are some more examples of object complements:
I found the guard sleeping.
We all consider her unworthy.
I declare this centre open.
We consider fish spoiled once it smells like what it is.
To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad. (Oliver Wendell
Holmes, 1809-1894)
An object complement is not always one word. It could be a phrase. For example:
I found the guard sleeping in the barn.
We all consider her unworthy of the position.

Object complement
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Study the sentence given below. Does it make complete sense?

They elected Martin.

While this sentence has a subject, a verb and an object, it does not make complete
sense. We understand that Martin has been elected, but we dont know what
position he occupies. In this case, we need a word or phrase to complete the
meaning of the object.
 They elected Martin their president.

Here the noun their president acts as the object complement.

More examples are given below.

They named the boy Christopher. (Subject they; verb named; object
the boy; object complement Christopher)

Here the noun Christopher completes what is said about the object the boy and
hence it acts as the object complement.

More examples are given below.

James calls his dog Tiger. (Subject James; verb calls; object his dog;
object complement Tiger)

The members elected Mathews their president. (Subject the members;

verb elected; object Mathews; object complement their president)

The minister made his nephew his private secretary. (Object complement
his private secretary)

The king named his youngest son his successor.

The object complement can also be an adjective or an adjective phrase.

My reply made my father angry. (Subject my reply; verb made; object

my father; object complement angry)

The manager kept the clerks always busy. (Object complement always
busy)

The teachers considered the boy very bright. (Object complement very
bright)

The judge found the accused guilty. (Object complement guilty)

He proved them wrong. (Object complement wrong)

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Object complement definition: An object complement is a word that

follows a direct object to state what it has become. An object complement
may be a noun, pronoun, or adjective.
What is an Object Complement?
What does object complement mean? An object complement (also called
an objective complement) follows a direct object. It may be a word or phrase
that gives further meaning to the direct object. In a sense, it explains what
the direct object has become.
An object complement can be a noun, pronoun, or adjective.
Object Complement Examples:
He made her happy.
her is the direct object
happy is the object compliment
happy is what she, the direct object (her), has become
Object Complements vs. Subject
Complements

Object compliments and subject

complements are not the same.

An object complement gives further meaning to the object.

A subject complement, however, gives further meaning to the subject. A
subject complement will only follow a linking verb and describes the subject,
not the object.
Examples of Object vs. Subject Complements:
Shane made Neil frustrated.
Neil is the direct object
frustrated is the object compliment
frustrated is what he, the direct object (Neil), has become
Neil was frustrated.
was = linking verb
frustrated = subject complement
Object Complements Can be Nouns,
Pronouns, and Adjectives

Object complements can be

nouns, pronouns, and adjectives. Here are some examples of them acting
each of these.

Object Complements as Nouns

A noun object complement can be a single word or a phrase.

Shan named John the new manager.

John is the direct object
the new manager is a noun phrase
the new manager is the object compliment
the new manager is what John, the direct object, has become
Object Complements as Pronouns

They chose the candidate

who was best.
the candidate is the direct object
who was best is a relative pronoun phrase
who was best is the object compliment
who was best is what the candidate, the direct object, has
become
Object Complements as Adjectives
An adjective object complement can be a single word or a phrase.

We considered him worthy.

him is the direct object
worthy is an adjective
worthy is the object compliment
worthy is what he, the direct object (him), has become
Common Verbs for Object
Complements

Object complements require the

sentence to have a direct object. Consequently, some verbs more commonly
produce object complements than others. Below are some of those verbs
with sentence examples.

Usually these verbs are those of creating or nominating.

to make: They made him supervisor.
to name: We named our dog Peter.
to call: She called me silly.
 to choose: We chose James for captain.
to elect: They elected Margaret Board President.
Summary: What are Object
Complements?
Define object complement: the definition of object complement is a
complement that follows a linking verb and modifies or complete the sentences
object.
In summary, an object complement:

follows a direct object

provides additional information to a direct object or says what a direct
object has become
can be a noun, pronoun, or adjective
typically follows certain verbs