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RECOGNIZING COMPLEMENTS RECOGNIZING COMPLEMENTS

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Complements The word complement comes from the Latin word complere which means to fill up or complete Complements COMPLETE the meaning of a verb What words are complements A complement can be a ID: 190000

complement verb subject predicate verb complement predicate subject pronoun noun adjective direct object word action linking phrase painting adverb met verbs complements

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Slide1

RECOGNIZING COMPLEMENTSSlide2

Complements-

The word complement comes from the Latin word

complere

which means “to fill up or complete”.

Complements

COMPLETE the meaning of a verb.Slide3

What words are complements?

A complement can be a

noun

, a

pronoun

, OR an

adjective

. Slide4

WHAT A COMPLEMENT ISN’T:

An adverb is NEVER a complement

.

ADVERB – The package is

here

. [

Here

is an adverb that modifies the verb by telling WHERE the package is.]

COMPLEMENT – The package is

heavy

. [

Heavy

is an adjective that makes the sentence a COMPLETE thought.]Slide5

WHAT A COMPLEMENT ISN’T:

A complement is never in a prepositional phrase

.

PREP. PHRASE – Erin is painting

in the garage

. (The prep. phrase

in the garage

is an adverb phrase telling where Erin is painting.)

COMPLEMENT – Erin is painting her

room

. (The noun

room

completes the phrase by telling what she is painting.)Slide6

WHAT A COMPLEMENT IS:

Direct Object:

a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb; must come after an action verb

Ex: I met

Dr. Mason

. (I met

whom

? I met

Dr. Mason

.

Dr. Mason

receives the action of the verb

met

.)

Try: Please buy fruit, bread and milk.

D.O

.

=______________________________Slide7

WHAT A COMPLEMENT IS:

Indirect Object:

a noun, pronoun, or word group that sometimes appears in sentences containing direct objects; tells to whom or to what, or for whom or for what, the action of the verb is done

Ex: The waiter gave

her

the bill. (The pronoun

her

is the indirect object of the verb

gave

. It answers the questions “To whom did the waiter give the bill?)

Try: Did she tip him five dollars?

I.O

. = ___________________________________Slide8

WHAT A COMPLEMENT IS:

Predicate Nominative:

a word or word group in the predicate that identifies the subject; a noun or pronoun that is connected to the subject by a linking verb

[Common linking verbs: appear, be, become, grow, remain, smell, stay, be, feel, look, seem, sound, taste]

Ex: A dictionary is a valuable

tool

. (

Tool

is a predicate nominative that identifies the subject

dictionary

.)

Try: The discoverers of radium were Pierre Curie and Marie Curie.

P.N.= ___________________

 Slide9

To London Bridge:

Am, are, is, was, were, and, be

Forms of be, forms of be

Taste, smell, sound, seem , look, feel , say

Become, grow, appear, remainSlide10

WHAT A COMPLEMENT IS:

Predicate Adjective:

an adjective that is in the predicate and describes the subject; connected to the subject by a linking verb

Ex: Cold milk tastes

good

on a hot day. (

Good

is a predicate adjective that describes the subject

milk

.)

Try: How kind you are!

P.A

. = __________________________________Slide11

In conclusion:

Direct Object:

After action verb

Noun or pronoun

Answers Who? Or What?

Indirect Object:

After action

verb, before Direct Object

Noun or pronoun

Answers

To whom?

Or

To what?Slide12

In conclusion II:

Predicate Nominative:

After linking verb

Noun or pronoun

Equal to the subject

Predicate adjective:

After

linking verb

adjective

Describes the subjectSlide13

Flow Chart:Slide14

Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs

Transitive verbs – have direct objects

Intransitive verbs – have NO direct objectsSlide15

Flow Chart:

Transitive

Intransitive