单词 | objective complement |
释义 | > as lemmasobjective complement objective complement n. Grammar = object complement n. at object n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > complement > specific objective complement1870 object complement1898 recipient1899 1870 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 14) 127 When the verb is transitive, and in the active voice, the complement of the predicate stands in the attributive relation to the object of the verb; as, ‘He dyed the cloth red.’.. This kind of complement may be termed the Objective Complement, inasmuch as it is closely connected with the object of the verb. 1945 M. M. Bryant Functional Eng. Gram. xii. 132 In the sentence ‘The frost turned the leaves red’, the objective complement is of a somewhat different nature, since here the word red is an adjective rather than a noun. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 9 Nov. They have to memorise long passages explaining the difference between ‘direct objective complements’ and ‘indirect objective complements’. < as lemmas |
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