Lesson XXVII: Object Complement

A. Object Complement Previous pattern: We ELECTED Tom. He pushed the door. It's OPEN now. New pattern: S-Block A-Block Receiving Block … … Dir-O Object Complement We elected Tom (to be a) SECRETARY . The president appointed me (to be a) CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUB . The Italians made Rome (to be) THEIR CAPITAL . She cut her hair (to be) SHORT . We want the house (to be) PAINTED WHITE . We want the red house (to be) PAINTED WHITE . I had my computer (to be) UPGRADED . Donald had his bicycle (to be) FIXED . Exercise: A.1. Practice Action Complement Repeat the statement with the expression BUT THEY CALL HIM … . For example: They named their son Richard. - Dick - THEY NAMED THEIR SON RICHARD, BUT THEY CALL HIM DICK . They named their daughter Elisabeth. - Betty - THEY NAMED THEIR DAUGHTER ELISABETH, BUT THEY CALL HER BETTY . 1. They named their son William. -Bill- 2. They named their son Ronald. -Ron- 3. They named their daughter Susan. -Sue- 4. They named their son Robert. -Bob- 5. They named their son John. -Jack- 6. They named their daughter Barbara. -Barb- 7. They named their son Albert. -Al- 8. They named their son James. -Jim- 9. They named their daughter Catherine. -Cathy- 10. They named their son David. -Dave- 11. They named their son Thomas. -Tom- 12. They named their son Philip. -Phil- 13. They named their son Marvin. -Marv- 14. They named their son Joseph. -Joe-

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