Transcript Complements - DO, IO, PA, PN

Complements
A complement (notice the spelling of the word) is
any word or phrase that completes the sense of a
subject, an object, or a verb.
Subject Complements
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With a linking verb, the subject is
connected to a subject complement.
A predicate adjective follows the linking
verb and tells us something about the
subject.
Carly is beautiful
The garbage smells outrageous.
His behavior is outlandish.
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A predicate nominative follows the
linking verb and tells us what the subject
is.
◦ Dr. Scott is the acting president of the
university.
◦ Sue used to be the tallest girl on the team.
Often times the subject and predicate
nominatives are interchangeable.
Finding the PA or PN
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The following formula can be used to
identify the PA or PN of a sentence:
Subject + Verb+ Who or What=PN
If very fits in front of the word, it is a PA
Martin was an intelligent student.
Sheila feels ashamed for her actions.
Action Verbs and Complements
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A direct object is the receiver of action
in a sentence.
◦ He hit the ball.
◦ They named their daughter Natasha.
◦ Mrs. Wilfahrt baked her students cookies.
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The indirect object identifies to or for
whom or what the action of the verb is
performed.
The direct object and indirect object are
different people or places or things.
-The instructor gave his student’s As.
- Grandfather left Bill and Jane all his money.
- Amy sold me her boat.
Finding the DO and IO
A sentence must have a DO if it has an
IO.
 DO and IO are only present when there
is an action verb in the sentence.
 The following formulas can be used to
identify the DO and IO:
Subject + Verb + Who or What = DO
Subject + Verb + DO + to Whom or for
Whom = IO
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DO, IO, and PN are always going to be
nouns or pronouns.
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PA are always going to be adjectives.
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PA and PN are only used with linking
verbs: am, are, was, were, is…
Denny brought Tony some apples, bananas, and strawberries from the store.
Place the puppy into his pen and come to dinner.
Jennifer sent an e-mail to her friend in Missouri.
The kids played street hockey all afternoon.
Thomas got an invitation to visit UCLA during Spring Break.
Gary brought a paper to read while he waited for Ann to finish.
Justin Timberlake sang his fans' favorite hits.
The king gave his most loyal subjects a generous portion of land.
The instructor offered her students a lollipop after class.
He tied the nets to the goal posts and lined the fields for this season's
games.
Answers
IO = Tony; DO = apples, bananas,
strawberries
 DO = puppy
 DO = e-mail
 DO = street hockey
 DO = invitation
 DO = paper
 DO = hits
 IO = subjects; DO = portion
 IO = students; DO = lollipop
 DO = nets, fields
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Quiz
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