Other examples:
 
 
> Jeanie,
 
> Pronoun ("one") as object complement:
>         "They made me a member, and they made John one, too."
 
 
           "We named him it"  (in the children's game of hide and seek.
                this usage is not dependent on referring back to an
                earlier noun).
 
 
> Subordinate clause as object of a verbal ("helping"; "to hire"):
>         "She insists on helping whoever is in trouble"
>         "She intends to hire whoever applies first."
 
    also...... "She insists on exploring whatever there is to explore."
               "She insists on exploring whether they placed the bets."
 
        hmmm... these examples are all wh-complements. surely not only
        such compliments occur as object in such sentences....
 
 
off to a meeting. more later
 
 
 
rebecca wheeler
 
dept. english
weber state university
ogden, utah
>         --Bill Murdick