CH.18.

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 A complement is a word or
group of words that completes
the meaning of a subject and a
verb.
 Tracy fed. That is. It seems.

They are not complete thoughts, lets put a

complement to it.

Tracy fed the lizard That is a problem It seems sick

Complements often appear right after the verb.

 For the following verbs, add a complement

Is
Was
Wants
Wrote
Like
 A direct object is a
noun or pronoun that
receives the action of
a verb.

Note: They are nouns

or pronouns
 To find the direct object ask What? or
Whom? after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food. Chewed What?

The dog dug a hole under the fence.

Alexander The Great conquered leaders in
most of ancient Europe.
 To find the direct object ask What? or
Whom? after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food. Chewed What?

The dog dug a hole under the fence. Dug What?
Alexander The Great conquered leaders in
most of ancient Europe.
 To find the direct object ask What? or
Whom? after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food. Chewed What?

The dog dug a hole under the fence. Dug What?
Alexander The Great conquered leaders in Conquered
most of ancient Europe. Whom?
 To find the direct object ask What? or
Whom? after an action verb.

The old man chewed his food. Chewed What?

The dog dug a hole under the fence. Dug What?
Alexander The Great conquered leaders in Conquered
most of ancient Europe. Whom?
 1. The two boys dug a hole in the sand.
2. Michelangelo painted those magnificent murals on
the ceiling.
3. I deposited my savings in the bank.
4. Next week we will watch a solar eclipse.
5. The wind blew my hat into the air..
 Remember compound subjects and verbs? Well, there
are also Compound Direct Objects.

Look at the examples:

- My sister eats chocolates and other candies.
Eats what? Chocolates, candies
-The students studied science , math and history.
Studied what? science, math, history
 We have to be very careful when identifying a DO in a
sentence because we might get confused with an
adverb or an object of a preposition
Here is the rule! Pay attention!

A DO CANT BE AN ADVERB.
An adverb tells when, how or where an action was
done.. If you find this in a sentence it wont be a DO
Carmen runs fast how she runs?
Doesnt answer question what runs?
 A direct object is always a noun or a pronoun.

Read following sentence:

* Derek walked with his dog. Identify DO

Is dog the DO?...............NO!!!

With is a preposition, and dog relates to it, so dog is the

object of a prepositional phrase! Not a DO.

Identify DO
* Derek walked his dog.
DOG
 Remember!! Usually the DO follows a verb.
In a question, sometimes can be found before the verb.
Example:
What should we take with us to the park?

To locate the DO in a question you can put the

sentence into normal word order:
*We take what with us to the park.
The DO would be WHAT
 Ex. 18.5C and Ex. 18.5D
(p.388)
Count the letters of your
last name, if you have an
odd number answer only
odds, if you have even,
answer even.
 There is never an indirect object unless there is a DO.
An IO is a noun or pronoun that comes AFTER an
action verb and BEFORE the direct object.

It answers the questions: To or For Whom?

To or For What?
 The scientist gave the students a
lecture.
To whom????

Ms. Peterson told her son the good

news. To whom????
Subject
Verb
DO
 KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING PATTERN:
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object

1. She bought me some cotton candy at the fair.

2. Following the game, we gave the other team a cheer.
3. I left Mom a message so she wouldnt worry.
4. The company offered my father a promotion.
5. Will you bring my brother and me some souvenirs of
your trip?