1. They elected her president.
* Subject: They
* Verb: elected
* Object: her
* Object Complement: president (tells us what they elected her *to be*)
2. The judges declared the competition a tie.
* Subject: The judges
* Verb: declared
* Object: the competition
* Object Complement: a tie (tells us what the judges declared the competition *to be*)
3. We consider the movie a masterpiece.
* Subject: We
* Verb: consider
* Object: the movie
* Object Complement: a masterpiece (tells us what we consider the movie *to be*)
4. The teacher painted the wall blue.
* Subject: The teacher
* Verb: painted
* Object: the wall
* Object Complement: blue (tells us what color the teacher painted the wall *to be*)
5. He called his daughter "Sunshine."
* Subject: He
* Verb: called
* Object: his daughter
* Object Complement: "Sunshine" (tells us what he called his daughter *to be*)
Key Points:
* An object complement renames or describes the direct object.
* It usually follows the direct object.
* It can be a noun, pronoun, adjective, or adjective phrase.