Lesson XXVII: Object Complement

Exercise: A.5. Practice Action Complement Compress the statements. For example: I ' m going to have somebody fix my car . I ' M GOING TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED . I ' m going to have somebody clean my coat . I ' M GOING TO HAVE MY COAT CLEANED . 1. I'm going to have somebody paint my house. 2. I'm going to have somebody shine my shoes. 3. I'm going to have somebody wash my shirt. 4. I'm going to have somebody type my e-mails. 5. I'm going to have somebody dry clean my coat. 6. I'm going to have somebody press my suit. 7. I'm going to have somebody sell my house. 8. I'm going to have somebody print this image. 9. I'm going to have the dentist clean my teeth. 10. I'm going to have a photographer take my picture. 11. I'm going to have somebody paint my house white. 12. I'm going to have somebody paint my yellow house white. Exercise: A.6. Practice Action Complement Compress the statements. For example: I found that the lesson was difficult . I FOUND THE LESSON DIFFICULT. He wants the window to be open. HE WANTS THE WINDOW OPEN. 1. I like my coffee to be black. 2. He found that the movie was interesting. 3. John wants his laptop to be fixed. 4. I like my stake to be rare/to be medium/to be well done. 5. I like my hair to be short. 6. I prefer the soup to be hot. 7. Mary found that New York is very exciting. 8. John wanted his bread to be toasted. 9. Mr. Miller wants his car to be clean. Exercise: A.7. Practice Action Complement Answer the questions. For example: How do you like your coffee - strong or weak ? I LIKE IT STRONG . How do you prefer bread - plain or toasted ? I PREFER IT TOASTED . 1. How do you like tomatoes - cooked or raw? 2. How do you prefer potatoes - baked, fried, mashed or boiled? 3. How do you like your coffee - black or with cream? 4. How do you like steak - rare, medium or well-done? 5. How do you like tea - iced or hot? 6. How do you have your windows at night - open or closed? 7. Do you prefer girls that wear their hair long or short?