Thank you, same as my answers, but this example really confused me:
- "She sent him the fax." (here)
I assume it's an
object and an
object complement at the same or there is a mistake there.
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(1) Thank you for the link.
(2) I can understand your confusion.
(3) It all depends on the word "complement" (which comes from the word
"complete").
(4) I would not say that the link was a "mistake." It just decided to
use the term "object complement" instead of only "object." I
respectfully suggest that you just use the term "object."
(5)
She sent him a fax is the shorter way of saying:
She / sent / a fax / to him.
Most books would call "a fax" the
direct object. They would call
"him" the object of the preposition "to."
But in
She sent him a fax, most books call "him" an
indirect object. (Of course, she did not send
him. She sent a
fax.)
This can sometimes be humorous:
She cooked him dinner. Some learners ask:
Did she cook
him?
Of course, it means
She cooked dinner for him.
The matter of complements is very difficult, and even the experts
who write books do not always agree. Whenever you have a
question, just post it here.
At this site there are many people, such as Corum, who understand
grammar very well. They will be very happy to help you.
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