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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Complement

"Some economists call the turbulent period that followed the collapse of x-gu://list/mobile-apps.guardianapis.com/lists/tag/business/lehmanbrothersthe Great Recession." (The Guardian.)

Is "the Great Recession" a direct-object complement in the above?
  

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Anonymous a direct-object complement Yes. The verb "call" is the most frequently used verb of those that take both a direct object and an object complement. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous a direct-object complement Yes.
  • The verb "call" is the most frequently used verb of those that take both a direct object and an object complement.
  • CJ
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Anonymousa direct-object complement
Yes. The verb "call" is the most frequently used verb of those that take both a direct object and an object complement.

CJ
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Thank you, CJ and AS, for the replies.
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