Worksheet Obj N Subj Comp
Worksheet Obj N Subj Comp
Answers
1. Verb – is; subject complement – the captain
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This exercise will give you practice in identifying subject complements and object
complements in sentences.
Instructions
Each of the following sentences contains a complement. Identify the complement in
each sentence, and note whether it is a subject complement or an object complement.
When you're done, compare your answers with those on page two.
1. Pablo is extremely intelligent.
2. I find him intelligent.
3. Shyla eventually became my best friend.
4. ur neighbor's dogs are very dangerous.
5. Ginger's hair dye turned the water pink.
6. After our fight on the first day of school, Jenny became my friend for life.
7. We painted the ceiling blue.
8. You are making me angry.
9. Paula is a good dancer.
10. Dorothy named her parakeet Onan.
11. Known as "the father of the Texas blues," Blind Lemon Jefferson was a popular
entertainer in the 1920s.
12. The gift Karen gave her brother was a hamster.
13. Buck grew up in Oklahoma and became an expert horse rider before reaching
his eighteenth birthday.
14. I once considered Shyla my fiercest enemy.
15. After reviewing the details of the case, the court pronounced the boy not guilty.
16. By the second month of the drought, the river had run dry.
Below are the answers (in bold and italics) to the exercise Practice in Identifying
Subject and Object Complements.
1. Pablo is extremely intelligent. (subject complement)
2. I find him intelligent. (object complement)
3. Shyla eventually became my best friend. (subject complement)
4. Our neighbor's dogs are very dangerous. (subject complement)
5. Ginger's hair dye turned the water pink. (object complement)
6. After our fight on the first day of school, Jenny became my friend for life. (subject
complement)
1. We painted the ceiling blue. (object complement)
2. You are making me angry. (object complement)
3. Paula is a good dancer. (subject complement)
4. Dorothy named her parakeet Onan. (object complement)
5. Known as "the father of the Texas blues," Blind Lemon Jefferson was a
popular entertainer in the 1920s. (subject complement)
6. The gift Karen gave her brother was a hamster. (subject complement)
7. Buck grew up in Oklahoma and became an expert horse rider before reaching
his eighteenth birthday. (subject complement)
8. I once considered Shyla my fiercest enemy. (object complement)
9. After reviewing the details of the case, the court pronounced the boy not
guilty. (object complement)
10. By the second month of the drought, the river had run dry. (subject complement)