Subject And Object Complement Quiz

Level: Intermediate / Upper-intermediate 

This subject and object complement quiz tests your ability to recognise these parts of a sentence. 

Subject and object complements define or rename subjects and direct objects.

Subject and Object Complement Quiz

Multiple Choice

Instructions

Decide whether the sentence has a subject complement (predicate adjective / predicate nominative) or an object complement.

1. She appeared happy.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

A subject complement is a word or group of words that follows a linking verb and provides additional information about the subject of the sentence. This has an adjective ('happy') that describes or qualifies the subject ('She') = Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective.

2. They consider him a genius.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

An object complement is a word or group of words that provides more information about the direct object in a sentence, in this case the direct object being 'him' and the information being 'genius' = Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement.

3. The meal tasted delicious.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

This has an adjective ('delicious') that describes or qualifies the subject ('the meal') = Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective.

4. Mick became a skilled musician.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

This has a noun ('musician') that renames or identifies the subject = Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Nominative.

5. He found the book interesting.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

'Interesting' describes the direct object 'book' = Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement.

6. They elected John class president.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

The direct object is 'John' and 'class president' is the further information about him = Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement.

7. He is a lecturer.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

This has a noun ('lecturer') that renames or identifies the subject = Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Nominative.

8. We named the dog Max.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

'Max' describes the direct object 'dog' = Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement.

9. The situation left her confused.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

'Confused' describes the direct object 'her' = Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement.

10. The painting looks beautiful.
Subject Complement
Object Complement
Correct!
Wrong!

This has an adjective ('beautiful') that describes or qualifies the subject = Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective.

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