I'd tend to agree with Martha on this. I see it as the following: [You] see spot [to] run. In this scenario, "Spot" is the direct object and "run" is the objective complement. Kathleen On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 06:15:26 -0600 "T. J. Ray" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Enlightenment sought with explanation of "See Spot run." > > I'm unable to see that this sentence contains an objective >complement. It > does contain a direct object: "Spot run," an infinitive phrase. I >see no > objective complement. "Spot" serves as the subject of the >infinitive > "run." Why would the phrase not appear on a single line that might > be raised over the direct object slot? > > tj > > >> >> >> The major change I've made is on the main line when there's an >>object >> complement, such as "See Spot run" or "I consider diagrams useful." >>In the >> original R&K, the object complement comes between the verb and the >>direct >> object on the main line, with a line slanting toward the object. In >>my >> version, the words on the main line keep the order in the sentence: >> I | consider | diagrams \ useful. >> In "See Spot run," the "run" would be on a pedestal in that last >>slot to >> indicate its form as an infinitive, with a line attached to it for >>the >> understood "to." > > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web >interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/