Lesson XXVII: Object Complement

Exercise: A.2. Practice Action Complement Substitute the words after MR. SMITH … . For example: Mr. Smith named John treasurer . secretary MR. SMITH NAMED JOHN SECRETARY . appointed MR. SMITH APPOINTED JOHN SECRETARY . him MR. SMITH APPOINTED HIM SECRETARY . Jim MR. SMITH APPOINTED JIM SECRETARY . 1. chairman of the committee 7. secretary 2. made 8. the student 3. made the younger man 9. Tom 4. treasurer 10. the manager of the team 5. Mary 11. nominated 6. appointed 12. Jack Exercise: A.3. Practice Action Complement Answer the following questions. Use fragments if necessary. For example: Vladimir is from Russia. What do they call him ? THEY CALL HIM RUSSIAN . What did the French name their capital city ? THEY NAMED IT PARIS . 1. Who did people elect to be the leader of Russia? -Vladimir Putin- 2. What do students call your teacher? -Gandalf- 3. What do you call people from Serbia? 4. Who did you elect president of your club? -Steven - 5. What do they call people from Germany? 6. What do you call you father? -papa- 7. What do you call people from France? 8. Who did they select captain? -Omar- 9. What do you call people from Japan? 10. Who appointed Mr. Smith chairman? -the managing board- 11. What do you call people from Spain? 12. What do they call people from New York? 13. What do you call people from China? 14. What do you call your dog? -snowflake- Exercise: A.4. Practice Action Complement Compress the statements. Use Action Complement in the receiving block position. For example: They painted the house with green paint. THEY PAINTED THE HOUSE GREEN . He pushed the door . It is closed now. HE PUSHED THE DOOR CLOSED . 1. She cut her hair. It is short now. 2. John painted the table. It is blue. 3. The boys wash their shirts until they were clean. 4. The table was wet. Mary wiped it until it was dry. 5. John cracked the nut. It is open now. 6. The windows were dirty. John wiped them. Now they are clean. 7. The cold weather froze the milk. It is solid.