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OBJECT AND ITS COMPLEMENT - Questions & Answers

A Underline the direct objects and circle the indirect objects in these sentences. 

1. Tambra asked her teacher an interesting question.
Direct Object: an interesting question; Indirect Object: her teacher
2. Latika asked Simran what she was doing on the weekend.
Direct Object: what she was doing on the weekend; Indirect Object: Simran
3. Ms Radhika teaches us geography.
Direct Object: geography; Indirect Object: us
4. Gitika bought me a new pen.
Direct Object: a new pen; Indirect Object: me
5. I asked Hemlata to apply for the job.
Direct Object: to apply for the job; Indirect Object: Hemlata
6. Mother gifted Father a lovely watch.
Direct Object: a lovely watch; Indirect Object: Father

B In each of these sentences, identify the object and its complement and write what kind it is.

1. Gayatri called her teacher an angel.
Object: her teacher; Object Complement: an angel (Noun phrase)
2. He left his wallet on the table.
Object: his wallet; Object Complement: on the table (Prepositional phrase)
3. I found the idea exciting.
Object: the idea; Object Complement: exciting (Participial adjective)
4. We saw Sarita swimming in the pool.
Object: Sarita; Object Complement: swimming in the pool (Participial phrase)
5. Do you consider him a friend?
Object: him; Object Complement: a friend (Noun)
6. I considered Arnav to be sensible.
Object: Arnav; Object Complement: to be sensible (Infinitive phrase)
7. The incident made him thoughtful.
Object: him; Object Complement: thoughtful (Adjective)
8. Please don't keep me waiting.
Object: me; Object Complement: waiting (Participial adjective)
9. They elected Raghu their leader.
Object: Raghu; Object Complement: their leader (Noun phrase)
10. The book set me thinking.
Object: me; Object Complement: thinking (Participial adjective)
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What type of verb always needs an object to complete its meaning?
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A transitive verb.
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What type of verb never takes an object?
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An intransitive verb.
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Some verbs can be used both transitively and intransitively, meaning they can be used with or _____ an object.
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without
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In the sentence 'She bought a loaf of bread,' what is the object of the verb 'bought'?
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a loaf of bread
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'They ate candyfloss.'?
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A noun.
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'I lost it.'?
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A pronoun.
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'Fortune favours the brave.'?
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An adjective acting like a noun.
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'Fiza loves gardening.'?
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A participle acting like a noun.
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'The convict tried to escape.'?
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An infinitive acting like a noun.
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'My father loves Satyajit Ray's films.'?
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A noun phrase.
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What grammatical form is the object in the sentence 'Can you recall what he said?'?
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A noun clause.
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Which type of object receives the action denoted by the verb directly?
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The direct object.
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What question can you ask after the verb to find the direct object?
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You can ask the question 'what?'.
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Which type of object is or is affected by the direct object?
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The indirect object.
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What question can you ask to find the indirect object?
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You can ask the question 'to whom' or 'for whom'.
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An indirect object always needs a _____ with it.
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direct object
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In a sentence with both a direct and indirect object, which one usually comes first?
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The indirect object.
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In the sentence 'Sanjeev gave Shreya a bouquet,' what is the direct object?
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a bouquet
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In the sentence 'Sanjeev gave Shreya a bouquet,' what is the indirect object?
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Shreya
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What is the grammatical term for a word or phrase that completes the meaning of the object?
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Object complement.
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In 'The verb opened takes the object the door to complete its predicate,' what is the function of 'the door'?
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It is the object of the verb 'opened'.
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In 'Reading makes us imaginative,' what is the object complement?
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imaginative
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What does the object complement 'imaginative' do in the sentence 'Reading makes us imaginative'?
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It completes the meaning of the object 'us'.
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What type of object complement is 'engaged' in the sentence 'The storyteller kept the children engaged.'?
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An adjective that describes the object.
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What type of object complement is 'chairman' in the sentence 'They appointed him chairman.'?
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A noun that renames the object.
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What type of object complement is 'a well-wisher' in the sentence 'Ruby considers her a well-wisher.'?
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A noun phrase.
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What type of object complement is 'disturbed' in the sentence 'The incident left him disturbed for days.'?
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A participial adjective.
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What type of object complement is 'to be sincere' in the sentence 'We believed him to be sincere.'?
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An infinitive phrase.
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What type of object complement is 'hiding in a nearby house' in 'The police found the man hiding in a nearby house.'?
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A participial phrase.
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What type of object complement is 'in tears' in the sentence 'The incident left Anwar in tears.'?
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A prepositional phrase.
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What is the difference between a complement and an adjunct?
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A complement is necessary to complete the meaning, whereas an adjunct is grammatically optional and adds extra information.
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In 'She seemed upset yesterday,' which word is the subject complement?
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upset
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In 'She seemed upset yesterday,' which word is the adjunct?
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yesterday
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In 'He put the books in the bag,' what is the object complement?
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in the bag
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Identify the direct object in: 'Tambra asked her teacher an interesting question.'
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an interesting question
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Identify the indirect object in: 'Tambra asked her teacher an interesting question.'
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her teacher
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Identify the direct object in: 'Latika asked Simran what she was doing on the weekend.'
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what she was doing on the weekend
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Identify the indirect object in: 'Latika asked Simran what she was doing on the weekend.'
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Simran
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Identify the direct object in: 'Ms Radhika teaches us geography.'
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geography
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Identify the indirect object in: 'Ms Radhika teaches us geography.'
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us
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Identify the direct object in: 'Gitika bought me a new pen.'
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a new pen
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Identify the indirect object in: 'Gitika bought me a new pen.'
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me
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Identify the direct object in: 'I asked Hemlata to apply for the job.'
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Hemlata to apply for the job
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Identify the direct object in: 'Mother gifted Father a lovely watch.'
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a lovely watch
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Identify the indirect object in: 'Mother gifted Father a lovely watch.'
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Father
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'Gayatri called her teacher an angel.'
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Object: her teacher; Complement: an angel.
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What kind of complement is 'an angel' in 'Gayatri called her teacher an angel.'?
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A noun that renames the object.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'He left his wallet on the table.'
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Object: his wallet; Complement: on the table.
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What kind of complement is 'on the table' in 'He left his wallet on the table.'?
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A prepositional phrase.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'I found the idea exciting.'
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Object: the idea; Complement: exciting.
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What kind of complement is 'exciting' in 'I found the idea exciting.'?
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An adjective describing the object.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'We saw Sarita swimming in the pool.'
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Object: Sarita; Complement: swimming in the pool.
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What kind of complement is 'swimming in the pool' in 'We saw Sarita swimming in the pool.'?
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A participial phrase.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'Do you consider him a friend?'
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Object: him; Complement: a friend.
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What kind of complement is 'a friend' in 'Do you consider him a friend?'?
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A noun phrase.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'I considered Arnav to be sensible.'
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Object: Arnav; Complement: to be sensible.
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What kind of complement is 'to be sensible' in 'I considered Arnav to be sensible.'?
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An infinitive phrase.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'The incident made him thoughtful.'
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Object: him; Complement: thoughtful.
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What kind of complement is 'thoughtful' in 'The incident made him thoughtful.'?
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An adjective describing the object.
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Identify the object and its complement in: 'Please don't keep me waiting.'
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Object: me; Complement: waiting.