object complement

A complement which is coupled to an object.

Noun

  1. A complement which is coupled to an object.
    • In the sentence "Venezuela declared herself independent of Spain first", 'herself' is the object and 'independent of Spain' is the complement.

Origin

From object + complement.

Forms

object complements

Related

subject complement clausal complement predicative

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