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Tue 3 Nov, 2015 11:19 pm
Hi, I learned that object complements had to be a noun or adjective.
ex. I made my book messy.
In this case, messy would be the object complement. But I was wondering if the object complement could be a verb.
ex. I saw him move.
Would move be the object complement, or is it a different kind of sentence structure?
I'd really appreciate the help, thanks.
@kaleef,
Noun, pronoun or adjective, yes. In this case "move" is a naked or bald infinitive. "I saw him (to) move." (Infinitives are verbals, which function as nouns.)
See #7 here:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlawler/aue/complmnt.html
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