Complex Object

COMPLEX OBJECT

COMPLEX OBJECT 1

A REQUEST

aN ASSUMPTION/

INFORMATION

A WISH

orderask allow forbid

knowthink state report note

wantwould like desire would prefer

expectsuppose believe consider

WISH

to +

WANTWOULD LIKE DESIRE WOULD PREFER

VERB

NAMENOUN ME YOU US HER HIM THEM IT

SUBJECT

I want you to clean the flat.

WISH

to +

WANTWOULD LIKE DESIRE WOULD PREFER

VERB

NAMENOUN ME YOU US HER HIM THEM IT

SUBJECT

I want you to clean the flat.

AN ASSUMPTION/SUPPOSITION

TO +

EXPECTSUPPOES BELIEVE CONSIDER

VERB

NAMENOUN ME YOU US HER HIM THEM IT

SUBJECT

She believes John to meet mom at the airport.

INFORMATION

KNOWTHINK STATE NOTE REPORT

TO +

VERB

NAMENOUN PERSONAL PRONOUN (NOT SUBJECT)

SUBJECT

I know Lisa to be a responsible person.

REQUEST

ORDERASK ALLOW FORBID

TO +

VERB

NAMENOUN PERSONAL PRONOUN (not SUBJECT)

SUBJECT

John asked me to clean the house.

COMPLEX OBJECT 2 (VERBS DENOTING SENSE PERCEPTION)

SEE/WATCH/NOTICE/OBSERVE/FEEL/HEAR/TOUCH

step 1

sUBJECT +

VERBor PARTICIPLE i (VERB+ ING)

Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in

NAME/NOUN/PERSONAL PRONOUN +

VERB +

+info

I SAW HIM CROSS THE STREET. SHE NOTICED HER DANCING.

COMPLEX OBJECT 3: used after the verbs LET & MAKE

step 1

NAMENOUN PERSONAL PRONOUN +

LETMAKE +

sUBJECT +

Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in

VERB

+info

HE LET ME GO. HIS FATHER MADE HIM DO HIS HOMEWORK.

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