What Is Composite Construction?

The object compound structure is a grammatical structure in English grammar, which can be used as both attributive and adverbial.

Object compound structure

Can be used both as attributive and as

(1) Distinguish from verbs.

Some verbs are often followed by double objects. Such verbs include give, show, bring, read, pass, lend, tell, leave, teach, write, buy, sing, etc. E.g:

The teacher gives each of them an eraser. The teacher gave each of them an eraser.

They teach us Chinese and we teach them English. They teach us Chinese, we teach them English.

The old man told us a story yesterday. The old man told us a story yesterday.

Some verbs are often followed by compound objects. Such verbs include let, see, watch, hear, help, feel, keep, call, make, find, tell, ask, think, want, etc. E.g:

We must keep the classroom clean. We must keep the classroom clean.

He didn't let me go. He won't let me go.

They call the bird "Polly". They called the bird "Poly".

(2) Distinguish from the part of speech of the words that serve as the two components.

In double objects, nouns or pronouns that can serve as indirect or direct objects are generally used. In compound objects, more can be used as object complements, such as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, infinitives (phrases) and participles (phrases). E.g:

She showed us (pron.) A new TV set (n.). (Double object)

He gave Tom (n.) A piece of paper (n.). (Double object)

We call him Lao Li (n.). (Complex object)

Don't keep the light on (adv.). (Complex object)

They must keep their hands behind their backs (prepositional phrases). (Complex object)

I won't let you try again (infinitive phrase). (Complex object)

The other students in the class keep their eyes closed (past participle). (Complex object)

(3) Distinguish from the relationship between the indirect and direct objects constituting the object and the objects and complements of the object constituting the compound object.

In the double object, the relationship between the two objects is relatively loose. Some sentences remove one of the objects, and the sentence still holds. Double objects generally mean "for whom (forsb.) Or to sb ....", that is, the structure of "transitive verb + indirect object + direct object" can be rewritten as "transitive verb + direct object + for sb ... or to sb. " E.g:

Please show me your new book. Please show your new book to me. Please show me your new book.

She bought me some tomatoes. She bought sometomatoes for me. She bought me some tomatoes.

Object and object complement are closely related. If one of the components is removed, the sentence cannot be established or the meaning of the sentence is incomplete. And when nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases are used as object complements, there is a "subjective relationship" between them and objects; when infinitives (phrases) or participles (phrases) are used as object complements, they have "Subject-Predicate Relationship". E.g:

We made Tom monitor. (Tom is monitor.)

We will make our country more beautiful. (Our country will be more beautiful.)

You should keep your dog in. (Your dog should be in.)

I found him in Room 201. (He was in Room 201.)

He makes us work ten hours a day. (We work ten hoursa day.)

we heard her singing in the room. (She was singing in the room.)

The predicate appears in the predicate clause, for example, That is what it is. The question is whether he is able to do it alone. Verbs. There are am, are, etc. in that verb.

Some more examples. What I know is that he can't do it. It looks as if (though) it is going to rain.

With it as the subject, the commonly used sentence patterns following the subject clause are:

(1) It + be + adjective + that clause

(2) It + be + noun phrase + that clause

(3) It + be + past participle + that clause

(4) It seems, happen waitless verb + that clause

Formal object is that it is not a real object, but it is replaced by IT. In order not to make the sentence feel top-heavy, the object is placed behind, but a formal object must be added in front.