- An object complement completes the meaning of a direct object by identifying or describing it.
- Object complements appear only in sentences that contain direct objects. They also need an action verb that has the general meaning of “make” or “consider.”
Appoint consider make render call elect name think
choose find prove vote
- An object complement follows a direct object and may be an adjective, noun, or pronoun.
Dad makes common courtesy mandatory. [adjective]
Her friends elected Sue captain. [noun]
We now consider the stray dog ours.[pronoun]