And if the DO is an infinitive phrase (or clause,
depending on your grammar text), then the "it"
anticipatory pronoun also takes the place of the
DO and the OC precedes the DO, which then scoots
to the end of the sentence:

        I found it impossible to concentrate on my homework.

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On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, James Vanden Bosch wrote:

> The "make" plus adjective in the S-V-DO-OC pattern requires the reversed
> position if the DO is a noun clause:
>
> "I made certain that I had used the correct abbreviation."
>
> And likewise with the delaying "it":
>
> "I made it clear that I meant an OC, not an OP."
>
> At 07:25 PM 9/12/98 CST, you wrote:
> >** Reply to note from Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
> <[log in to unmask]>         Sat, 12 Sep 1998 17:46:05 -0500
> >
> >My initial thought is that "make" + adj can behave this way. I think of
> >
> >"Let's make the ship secure."
> >
> >        "Let's make secure the ship."
> >
> >"Let's make the dinner delicious."
> >
> >        "Let's make delicious the dinner."
> >
> >This is interesting because I  usually think of obj. complements as
> >nouns. Are there other verbs that can have a moveable objective
> >complement?
> >
> >
> >
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