That term is used pretty widely in both pedagogical and standard reference grammars.

Herb


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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar on behalf of Dallin Oaks
Sent: Mon 3/26/2007 6:31 PM
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Subject: Re: Double object verbs and object plus object complement verbs
 
I have seen the term "complex transitive" verb.

 

Dallin D. Oaks

 

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phil Bralich
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 4:07 PM
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Subject: Double object verbs and object plus object complement verbs

 

Is there a term to describe verbs that can take both a direct object and an
object complement such as the following:

 

we made Mary happy

 

we called John, the boss.

 

I know that ditransitives are variously called ditransitives and double
object verbs but do not know the term for the above.  Further, is there a
term for a double object verb that also takes an object complement as in the
following?  

 

we 



-----Original Message----- 
From: Alison Cochrane 
Sent: Mar 26, 2007 5:35 PM 
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Jerome

 

I am very interested in the results of your research.  Is there any way of
receiving a copy of your findings?

 

Thank you.

 

Alison Cochrane

ESL Teacher New York

 

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up
where I needed to be. " 
~ Kahlil Douglas Adams






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