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
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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