Learn the Difference! Direct Object, Subject Complement & Adverbial
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I love chocolate. "Chocolate" is the object
of the verb "love." Direct objects receive
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the action. What do I love? Chocolate.
Her favorite food is yogurt. "Yogurt"
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is the subject complement. It's equal to the
subject: her favorite food. Subject complements
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redefine the subject ,and they're often nouns
or adjectives. They always follow linking verbs
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like "be" or "become." I teach online. I teach
on social media. In both of these sentences,
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I use an adverbial to answer the question
"where?" It may be a single word or
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phrase. Adverbials add information,
often about manner, place, or time.
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