What Is an Object Complement?
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An object complement is a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective which follows a direct object to rename it or state what
it has become.
Verbs of making (e.g., to make, to create) or naming (e.g., to name, to call, to elect) often attract an object complement. In the examples below, the object complements are shaded and the direct objects are in bold.
Ø To make her happy
Ø To name her Heidi
However, lots of verbs can take an object complement. For example:
Ø To consider someone stupid
Ø To paint something purple
Ø To catch somebody stealing
Examples of Object Complements
Ø I found the guard sleeping.
Ø We all consider her unworthy.
Ø I declare this centre open.
Ø We consider fish spoiled once
it smells like what it is.
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To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809-1894)
An object complement is not always one word. It could be a phrase. For example:
Ø I found the guard sleeping
in the barn.
Ø We all consider her unworthy
of the position.
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