Object vs Complement

Object vs Complement

In grammar, the difference between an object and a complement is that an object receives the action of a verb, while a complement describes or renames a noun or pronoun: 

Object
A noun that receives the action of a verb. For example, in the sentence "Muaz showed us his photography", "photography" is the direct object. 

In English grammar, there are two types of objects:

Direct object: A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. It usually answers the question "what?" or "whom?" about the verb. For example, in the sentence "The students eat cake," the direct object is "cake". 

Indirect object: An optional part of a sentence that comes after an action verb and before a direct object. It tells to or for whom or what the action was performed. 
She gave me a cake.- Here 'me' is Indirect Object.

Object of a preposition: Follows a preposition as part of a prepositional phrase.

Complement
A word or phrase that describes or renames a noun or pronoun. There are two types of complements: subject complements and object complements: 

Subject complement: Follows a linking verb and describes the subject of a sentence. For example, in the sentence "He was a radiologist before he became a full-time yoga instructor", the subject complement is "a radiologist". 

Object complement: Follows and describes a direct object. For example, in the sentence "I consider the driver tired", the object complement is the adjective "tired".

In English grammar, the difference between an object complement and a subject complement is the part of the sentence that the complement modifies: 

Object complement
Modifies the noun or pronoun that acts as the object in a sentence. Object complements are essential to the meaning of the sentence and can be nouns, adjectives, or phrases. For example, in the sentence "I find the movie interesting," "interesting" is the object complement. 

Subject complement
Modifies the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "Pablo is extremely intelligent," "intelligent" is the subject complement. 

Here are some more examples of object and subject complements:
Object complement: "Ginger's hair dye turned the water pink".
Subject complement: "Sheela eventually became my best friend". 

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