Identify the direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, or adjunct in the following sentences.

Question

Identify the direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, or adjunct in the following sentences.

1. The Boston Marathon was declared a disaster after the bombing.
2. Today’s weather is very hot and sunny.
3. The blue folder contains the portfolio.
4. Fred was thrown the big, red ball yesterday.
5. I find solace in the woods before daybreak.

Answer 1

Howard nailed it, but didn't explain it:

A subject complement is a word that complements (completes) what the sentence says the subject is.

An object complement is the other thing the object is.

An indirect object assumes the Word "to" before it.

A direct object assumes no "to" before it, and in the passive voice, often appears first in a sentence, as in "My peacock was butchered." ( "Someone" is usually the assumed subject of a passive voice sentence, as in, "Someone butchered my peacock." )

Answer 2

Identify the direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, or adjunct in the following sentences.

1. The Boston Marathon was declared a disaster after the bombing

"a disaster" is the subject complement .

2 Today’s weather is very hot and sunny. none of the above

3 The blue folder contains the portfolio. "portfolio" is the object complement

4 Fred was thrown the big, red ball yesterday. "ball" is the direct object

"Fred" is the indirect object "yesterday" may be an adjunct

1. I find solace in the woods before daybreak. "solace" is the direct object