Question

an objective complement ?
ercise 2. Analyse the following sentences : P
1. There was pin-drop silence in the class-room.
2. When will you purchase a new television-set ?
3. Can you meet him tomorrow ?
14. Delhi, the capital of India, lies on the bank of the Yamuna.
5. The child shouted at the top of its voice.
6. Always treat a child gently.
7. To run an office needs tact and money.
8 Here comes a poor labourer from Jaipur with his starving
family
9. It is easy to be wise after the event.
10. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy..​

Answer 1

An objective is a word (adjective or a noun) that complements or modifies the meaning of the verb.

Explanation:

• It is needed to analyze the objective complement in the given sentences.
• An objective is a word (adjective or a noun) that complements or modifies the meaning of the verb.
• In sentence (1), the verb 'silence' is modified with an adjective 'pin-drop'. There was silence in the room, but the word 'pin-drop silence' tells more about the state of silence.
• In sentence (2), the verb 'purchase' is modified with the adjective 'new'. A television s purchased, but the adjective tells more about what kind of purchase it is.
• In sentence (3), the word 'tomorrow' tells more about the 'meet'.
• In sentence (4), 'the capital of India' is the objective complement. It tells more about 'Delhi'.
• In sentence (5), 'at the top of its voice' modifies the verb 'shouted'.
• Similarly in (7), 'tact' is the objective complement.
• In (8), 'poor' complements the state of the labor.
• In (9), 'easy' is the objective complement, and in (10), 'dull' complement the kind of boy Jack is.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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