ChrisB Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 DD is diagramming this sentence: The parents named the child Tom. parents = subject, named = verb, child = DO, Tom = ? Hive, please help a girl out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Objective complement, I think. A predicate complement renames or describes the subject; likewise, an objective complement renames or describes the object. So, here, "Tom" renames the DO, "the child". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I would call it an appositive. I think of complements as being connected by linking verbs and appositive as directly connected as a clarifying descriptor. Sam is my nephew. (Complement) My nephew Sam is in 3rd grade. (Appositive) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 What if the sentence is lengthened to: The parents named the child Tom, an old family name. 'an old family name' would be an appositive. Would Tom also be an appositive? The longer sentence is included in a section about appositives in DD's book. One of her classmates insists it acts as an adjective, diagrammed with a backslash after child and before Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Would that adjective be considered a predicate nominative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 A noun can have multiple appositive. I would call both appositives in your example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thanks for your quick answers. Now I'll be able to sleep better tonight...lol...😴 For DH and I, a head-scratcher for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 It is an objective complement. child and Tom are the same person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Linda in TX said: It is an objective complement. child and Tom are the same person. I did a quick google search b/c appositives are the same person as well. It looks like Tom would be an objective complement, http://www.dailygrammar.com/Lesson-196-Objective-Complement.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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