* S: Subject
* V: Verb
* DO: Direct Object
* OC: Object Complement
Here are some examples:
1. They elected her president.
* S: They
* V: elected
* DO: her
* OC: president
2. The teacher considered the student a prodigy.
* S: The teacher
* V: considered
* DO: the student
* OC: a prodigy
3. We painted the house blue.
* S: We
* V: painted
* DO: the house
* OC: blue
4. He called the dog Spot.
* S: He
* V: called
* DO: the dog
* OC: Spot
5. The committee declared the winner the champion.
* S: The committee
* V: declared
* DO: the winner
* OC: the champion
Key Points:
* Direct Object (DO): The direct object receives the action of the verb. It answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb.
* Object Complement (OC): The object complement renames or describes the direct object. It tells us more about the direct object.
Note: Not all sentences have an object complement. The S-V-DO pattern is also common, for example, "The dog chased the ball."