Objective Complements

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Object complements may follow certain verbs in English. Sentences with object complements follow the pattern: S + V + O + Complement. Object complements may be either nouns or adjectives. For example, They considered him a criminal. (Object complement is a noun.) They considered him insane. (Object complement is an adjective.) They elected him President anyway. (Object complement is a noun.)

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