Printable worksheet designed to help students practice distinguishing between subject complements and object complements in various sentences.

Absolutely! Let’s solve this worksheet step by step.

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Goal:
Identify whether each sentence contains a Subject Complement (SC) or an Object Complement (OC).
- A Subject Complement follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject.
- An Object Complement follows a direct object and describes or renames that object.

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🔍 Key Tips:

- Linking verbs (e.g., *is, am, are, was, were, become, seem, feel, appear, look, sound, taste, smell, remain, stay*) often introduce Subject Complements.
- Action verbs (especially those like *call, name, elect, appoint, paint, make, consider*) can take Object Complements — these describe or rename the object.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1. They called the job done.

→ “called” is the verb.
→ “the job” is the direct object.
→ “done” describes the object (“the job”) — it tells us the state of the job after being called.
✔ Object Complement (OC)
➡️ Underline: done
➡️ Write: OC

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2. Jose was good in the play.

→ “was” is a linking verb.
→ “good” describes Jose (the subject).
✔ Subject Complement (SC)
➡️ Underline: good
➡️ Write: SC

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3. The monkey became nervous when she saw the leopard.

→ “became” is a linking verb.
→ “nervous” describes “the monkey” (subject).
✔ Subject Complement (SC)
➡️ Underline: nervous
➡️ Write: SC

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4. I named my bike Fred.

→ “named” is the verb.
→ “my bike” is the direct object.
→ “Fred” renames the object (the bike is now called Fred).
✔ Object Complement (OC)
➡️ Underline: Fred
➡️ Write: OC

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5. We were sad at the end of our vacation.

→ “were” is a linking verb.
→ “sad” describes “we” (subject).
✔ Subject Complement (SC)
➡️ Underline: sad
➡️ Write: SC

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6. The town elected Mrs. Banks mayor.

→ “elected” is the verb.
→ “Mrs. Banks” is the direct object.
→ “mayor” renames the object — she was elected to be mayor.
✔ Object Complement (OC)
➡️ Underline: mayor
➡️ Write: OC

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7. Everyone is happy about the party.

→ “is” is a linking verb.
→ “happy” describes “everyone” (subject).
✔ Subject Complement (SC)
➡️ Underline: happy
➡️ Write: SC

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8. Even though she felt better, Alice was still sick.

→ Focus on the main clause: “Alice was still sick.”
→ “was” is a linking verb.
→ “sick” describes Alice (subject).
✔ Subject Complement (SC)
➡️ Underline: sick
➡️ Write: SC

*(Note: “felt better” also has a subject complement “better”, but since the instruction says “in the sentence”, and we’re focusing on the main clause with “was”, we underline “sick”. If you want to be thorough, “better” is also SC — but the blank is for one answer per sentence.)*

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9. He painted the walls blue.

→ “painted” is the verb.
→ “the walls” is the direct object.
→ “blue” describes the object — what color they became.
✔ Object Complement (OC)
➡️ Underline: blue
➡️ Write: OC

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10. She nominated Frank treasurer.

→ “nominated” is the verb.
→ “Frank” is the direct object.
→ “treasurer” renames Frank — his new role.
✔ Object Complement (OC)
➡️ Underline: treasurer
➡️ Write: OC

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## ✔ Final Answers:

1. OC — underline: done
2. SC — underline: good
3. SC — underline: nervous
4. OC — underline: Fred
5. SC — underline: sad
6. OC — underline: mayor
7. SC — underline: happy
8. SC — underline: sick
9. OC — underline: blue
10. OC — underline: treasurer

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