Tema 3.1: Grammar. Object complements

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TEMA 1: OBJECT COMPLEMENTS

VG.3.1.1. Video de la clase.

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARIO

                                       AG.2.3.1

Bonus	Bouquet	Letter	Chocolate sparks	Fireworks
Bono	Bouquet	Carta	Chispas de chocolate	Fuegos artificiales

COMPLEMENTOS DE OBJETOS

Object complements are adjectives or nouns related to the direct objects of a sentence that better explain said object.

Examples:

                                       AG.3. 1.2

1) She gave her mother a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
2) They bought their son a new bicycle for his birthday.
3) He sent his girlfriend a heartfelt love letter.
4) We made our teacher a delicious homemade cake as a thank you.
5) The company awarded its employees a generous bonus for their hard work.

Grammatical explanation:

1) She gave her mother a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
     Direct object: Beautiful bouquet of flowers.
     Object complement: Beautiful bouquet, because it talks about the beauty of the bouquet flowers.

2) They bought their son a new bicycle for his birthday.
     Direct object: A new bicycle.
     Object complement: New, because it talks about the age of the bicycle.

3) He sent his girlfriend a heartfelt love letter.
     Direct object: A heartfelt love letter.
     Object complement: heartfelt love, because it is an opinion about the letter.

4) We made our teacher a delicious homemade cake as a thank you.
     Direct object: A delicious homemade cake.
     Object complement: delicious homemade, because it is an opinion about the cake.

5) The company awarded its employees a generous bonus for their hard work.
     Direct object: A generous bonus.
     Object complement: Generous, because it is an opinion about the bonus.

SOLVED EXERCISES ERG.3.1.1.

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