Subjects can have complements

Objects complement is a word that identifies or describes the direct object.

An object complement is a word or a group of words that complements or modifies the direct object of
a verb. It comes next to the direct object and either renames it or describes it. So, IT RENAMES THE
DIRECT OBJECT. When it renames the object, it works as a noun, and when it describes the object, it
works as an adjective.

So your sentence order would look like this:

S-V (transitive) -DO-OC (Noun, pronoun, adjective, What?)

Direct object is a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb.

Object complements appear always after DO. Objective complements are only in sentences that have
direct objects. And since objective complements name or rename the direct objects you only find them
in sentences that have direct objects. So, sentence has to have a direct object in order to have an
objective complement.

St. Mary’s elected Sarah president of the parish council.

In the sentence that has a direct object you have to have a transitive action verb. And we do.

St. Mary’s elected whom?

Sarah – DO

President – Noun, that identifies Sarah, the direct object. Object complement noun

The coach called (transitive action verb) Harold annoying.

Coach called whom? Harold – Direct object

Coach called Harold what? Annoying. Since annoying describes the direct object Harold we call it an
object complement adjective.

The fans named (transitive action verb) Ryan Braun their favorite player in 2011.

Fans named Whom? Ryan Braun. Rayan Braun is a direct object.

Name Ryan Braun What? Named him player. Player – object complement noun.

The company is making John the senior manager (noun). / The company is making John happy
(adjective).

Company is subject, making is an action verb, John is a direct object. The senior manager – object
complement.

John – the senior manager. It renames the object.

They call me stupid.

They called Whom? Me

Stupid – is the object complement. Me = stupid.

I don`t consider him a deserving candidate for this job.

I don’t consider him what? deserving candidate – object complement.

Him – direct object.

I don’t consider him smart for this job.

Smart – object compliment. He = smart.

Work for me; I’ll make you rich.

I – subject.

Rich – object complement.

The doctor declare the patient dead.

The doctor subject.

The patient – direct object.

Declared whom? The patient.

What? Dead. Dead – object complement.

When I went there, I found them sleeping.

Sleeping – object complement, present participle. Sleeping – adjective.

She painted the door blue (blue – object complement). VS She painted the blue (adjective) door (object).

I gifted him (indirect object - WHOM) a car (direct object - WHAT).

I made him (direct object) a teacher (object complement). These two words belong to the same person.

Common verbs an object complement is used with:

Make, elect, paint, find, consider, drive, call

We named our daughter Alice.

We – subject

Named – transitive active verb

Daughter – direct object

What is Alice? Alice is an objective complement.

They elected my uncle (direct object) mayor (objective complement). Mayor is a word that’s going back
to tell us more about the direct object uncle. It’s renaming uncle. And it’s an objective complement.

This music makes me (direct object) happy (adjective, objective complement). Happy is going back to
describe the direct object “me”.

We consider you (direct object) good friends (noun, objective complement). Friends is going back to tell
us more about you.
Subject + Action verb + Object

Subject + Linking verb + Complement