Aboard is an objective complement
We will complete the cake aboard the ship.
The cake is an object and aboard the ship is an objective complement?
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We will complete the cake aboard the ship. Yes, "the cake" is direct object. "Aboard the ship" is not objective complement, but an adjunct (adverbial) that tells you where the completion of the cake will take place.
- We will complete the cake aboard the ship.
- Yes, "the cake" is direct object.
- "Aboard the ship" is not objective complement, but an adjunct (adverbial) that tells you where the completion of the cake will take place.
- Objective complements ascribe some property to the object and are either adjective phrases ("Ed painted his house white ") or else noun phrases ("We elected Ed president ").
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We will complete the cake aboard the ship.
Yes, "the cake" is direct object.
"Aboard the ship" is not objective complement, but an adjunct (adverbial) that tells you where the completion of the cake will take place.
Objective complements ascribe some property to the object and are either adjective phrases ("Ed painted his house white") or else noun phrases ("We
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