Unit3ObjectComplementWhoarethey?TheyareFeiJunlongandNieHaisheng.Wecallthemgreatheroes.objectobjectcomplementPayattentiontothefollowing:1.Theobjectcomplementgivesmoreinformationabuttheobject.TheycalledtheyoungmanGreatHero.2.Anobjectcomplementalwaysoccursinthispattern:verb+object+objectcomplement.Theobjectcomplementcanoftenbeanounphraseoranadjective.TheymadeYuTongmonitoroftheirclass.Youmustkeeptheroomcleanallthetime.3.Sometimesato-infinitiveorbareinfinitivecanbeanobjectcomplement.I’dlikeallofyoutoworkstillharder.4.Anobjectcomplementcanbeaprepositionalphrase.Ifyoukeepthenewdressinhotwater,thecolorswillrun.5.Anobjectcomplementcanalsobeapresentparticiplephraseorapastparticiplephrase.Themostexcitingthingfortheoldmanwastowatchthechildrenplayinginthegarden.Theytoldmetohavemycarrepairedassoonaspossible.6.Anobjectcomplementusuallyagreeswiththeobjectinnumber.Afterthatpeoplecalledtheboyalittlehero.Summary1.Thefollowingverbsareoftenfollowedbyanobjectandanounoranounphraseasanobjectcomplement:name,call,choose,elect,make,…e.g.WeelectedJohnchairmanofourclubaftertheformeroneretired.Whenwewereworkingonthefarm,weallcallIronOx.2.Thefollowingverbsareoftenfollowedbyanobjectandanadjectiveasanobjectcomplement:make,get,keep,find,consider,…e.g.Thoughhedidnotmeantohurther,yethisjokedidmakeherangry.Aftermanyyearsofhardwork,hefounditimpossibletocarryonwithhisexperiments.3.Thefollowingverbsareoftenfollowedbyato-infinitiveasanobjectcomplement:ask,tell,beg,invite,order,advise,warn,want,get,wish,expect,persuade,allow,permit,forbid,help,…e.g.Sheaskedmetoanswerthequestionatonce.Theteacherdidnotallowustotalktoeachotherinclass.4.Thefollowingverbsareoftenfollowedbyabareinfinitiveasanobjectcomplementhave,make,let,help,see,hear,watch,notice,find,observe,lookat,listentoe.g.Inthatfactory,thebossalwayshashisworkersworkmorethanfifteenhoursaday.TheMostexcitingthingfortheoldmanwastowatchhisgrandchildrenplayinthegarden.5.Thefollowingverbsareoftenfollowedbyapresentparticipleasanobjectcomplement:have,keep,get,feel,see,hear,watch,find,notice,observe,…e.g.Aswegottothetopofthemountain,wesawthesunrisingintheeast.Somevillagersreportedthattheysawthemissingboyplayingneartherivertowardevening.6.Thefollowingverbsareoftenfollowedbyapastparticipleasanobjectcomplement:have,make,get,seefeel,hear,watch,find,…e.g.WhenyouspeakEnglishyoushouldtryyourbesttomakeyourselfunderstood.Iwassurprisedtofindmyroomthoroughlycleanedandeverythingarrangedingoodorder.PleasegothroughLostcivilizationsagainandfindasmanysentenceswithanobjectcomplementasyoucan.ExamplesSvenfoundtheremainsofbuildingsburiedunderthesand,togetherwithalotoftreasures,suchascoins,paintedpots,silkmaterials,documentsandwallpaintings.(remainsofbuildingsistheobject,andburiedunderthesandistheobjectcomplement,whichgivesinformationaboutthesituationoftheobject.)Wefoundtheruinsmostinteresting.(theruinsistheobject,andinterestingistheobjectcomplement,whichgivesinformationabouttheobject.)ReadthenextexcerptfromAnn'sdiaryentryonpage48anduseproperobjectcomplementstocompleteit.Trytounderstandwhatthesephrasesintheboxmean.PleasedoC1onpage108inyourWorkbooktopractisewhatyouhavelearntinthispart.Either…or,neither…norYoumustpayattentionthateither...or...,neither…nor…canconnectthecoordinatesubject,verb,objectandadverbiali...