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Complements Direct and Indirect Objects

Complements Direct and Indirect Objects The basic structure of a sentence is  Sub + Verb + Object The objects are called Complements, and there are two types of complements in English language ' Direct objects and Indirect Object '. They are very easy to spot as their position is very regular. Let's start! today's Lesson Direct Object Direct object always follows transitive action verbs and answers question like What? and whom? Example 1.  The mother watched her child intently In the sentence above Subject is ' Mother ' Transitive Action verb is ' Watched ' ( Watched what or whom?) Direct Object is Child Example 2.  Homer invited Apu to thanksgiving dinner 1. In the sentence above the Subject is  Homer . 2. Transitive Action verb is  Invited.  (Invited whom?) Direct Object is ' Apu ' Example 3.  The lions in the pride stalked the unsuspecting hyena. In the sentence above the subject is ' Lions ' Transitive