objective complement
nounUK /əbˈdʒektɪv ˈkɒmplɪmənt/
US /əbˈdʒektɪv ˈkɑːmpləmənt/
A word that tells more about the object of a sentence.
In 'They made him captain,' the word 'captain' is an objective complement.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A noun or adjective that completes the meaning of a verb by describing its object.
The committee elected her president, where 'president' completes the meaning of 'elected her'.
3. A word or phrase that follows a direct object and renames or describes it.
They painted the door red, with 'red' describing 'the door'.
4. A grammatical element that supplies additional information about the object in a clause.
We found the room empty, where 'empty' is the objective complement.