definition
answers the question WHOM or WHAT after an action verb.
Direct object
the students ate cake
what is cake
she gave me a pen
who is me
The comic strip appeared in many newspapers.
what is in
That rice tastes quite sweet.
what is sweet
noun OR pronoun that identifies the subject.
subject compliment
the dog is throwing the ball in the park.
what is ball
the teacher gave the children books.
who is children
I put the sugar on the table.
what is on
It seems a long time since this morning
what is morning
tells to whom, for whom, to what, for what the action is done.
indirect object
we opened the umbrella because it was raining.
what is umbrella.
I threw Sarah my pillow
Who is Sarah
My nephew is always thinking about food
what is is
It still smells of paint in here.
what is paint
nouns or pronouns that follow a preposition in a sentence.
object of preposition
the basement has three doors and two windows
what is three doors and two windows
the cat was hiding under the sofa
what is sofa
He is going to my house
what is to
My sister is a hardworking nurse
what is nurse
is, and, are, have, has, had, will, and would
linking verbs
In the garage we built a small fort made of boxes.
what is fort
we drove to the store last night.
what is store
we heard the barking of the dogs.
what is of
The girl in red looked like a balloon
what is balloon