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Example of an object complement in a sentence?

Here are some examples of sentences with object complements:

* "The committee elected her president." (The object complement "president" renames the object "her")

* "They painted the house blue." (The object complement "blue" describes the object "house")

* "I consider him a genius." (The object complement "a genius" renames the object "him")

* "We found the movie disappointing." (The object complement "disappointing" describes the object "the movie")

Key Points:

* Object complements follow direct objects.

* They provide information about the direct object.

* They can be nouns, adjectives, or noun phrases.

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