Verb complementation type
Hi!
I'm supposed to determine the complementation of the verb found in 'He had been found black in the face, hanging'.
The key says it's complex transitive, and I'm struggling to understand why, since for this verb to be complex transitive, 'black in the face' would have to be considered an direct object.
Why is 'black in the face' considered an object, and not subject compliment in this particular case?
I would be extremely grateful for a swift response.
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anonymous He had been found black in the face, hanging. That's the passive. Maybe they want you to consider the active form, which is complex-transitive: They had found him black in the face, hanging.
- anonymous He had been found black in the face, hanging.
- That's the passive.
- Maybe they want you to consider the active form, which is complex-transitive: They had found him black in the face, hanging.
- CJ
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anonymousHe had been found black in the face, hanging.
That's the passive. Maybe they want you to consider the active form, which is complex-transitive:
They had found him black in the face, hanging.
CJ
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