[Grammar] What is the difference between complement and object in English Grammar ?

[khanda]

What is the difference between complement and object in English Grammar in a sentence?
for example : when we say I am tall , tall is object
but : she speaks English , English is complement
It is clear to understand when we use object pronouns like:
I see you ,but i really confused to compare ( i am tall , and She speaks English)?
Please guide me
Thanks,

 

[tzfujimino]

What is the difference between complement and object in English Grammar in a sentence?
for example : when we say I am tall , tall is object No. In this sentence, 'tall' is the complement.
but : she speaks English , English is complement No. Here, 'English' is the object.
It is clear to understand when we use object pronouns like:
I see you ,but i really confused to compare ( i am tall , and She speaks English)?
Please guide me
Thanks,

Hello, khanda.:-D
For some information on 'direct object', please see here.

I hope the link will shed some light on your query.

 

[emsr2d2]

What is the difference between complement and object in English grammar in a sentence?

For example, when we say "I am tall", "tall" is the/an objectbut in "She speaks English", "English" is a complement.
[strike]It is clear to[/strike] I understand when we use object pronouns like "I see you" but I am really confused when comparing "I am tall" and "She speaks English".

Please [strike]guide[/strike] help me.
Thanks.

Please see my corrections above in red. It is important to follow the rules of written English:

- Start every sentence (or quoted sentence) with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark.
- Always capitalise the word "I".
- Do not put a space before a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Always put a space after a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Technically, a verb complement is anything that completes the sense of the verb. In that sense, both of your sentences have complements, but they are different types.

A transitive verb, such as "speaks" (in this use) can take a direct object as a complement.
A linking verb, such as "is" (am) can take a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative as a complement. In this case, "tall" is a predicate adjective describing the subject. A predicate nominative is a noun complement that restates the subject, as in "I am a lawyer."

See more here.