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The document explains the structure of clauses, focusing on transitive verbs that require a direct object to complete their meaning. It defines direct and indirect objects, as well as complements, which provide additional information about the subject or object. The distinction between attributes and complements is also clarified with examples.

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Intro

The document explains the structure of clauses, focusing on transitive verbs that require a direct object to complete their meaning. It defines direct and indirect objects, as well as complements, which provide additional information about the subject or object. The distinction between attributes and complements is also clarified with examples.

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INTRODUCTION:

*Clause= Subject+Predicate
*Predicate= predicator+ Direct object
*In predicator: Verb
*2 Kinds of Verb: intransitive+transitive

Lesson today: Transitive verb


*A transitive verb : require a direct object to complete their meaning. Verbs that take a “direct
object (Od)” are called “transitive verbs”.
(is an action word that needs something or someone to receive the action — that “something”
is called the object. )

Ex: Think of it like this:


If you say, "I kicked..." — your listener will probably ask, "You kicked what?"
→ That’s because "kick" is a transitive verb. It needs an object to finish the thought, like "I
kicked the ball."

*Direct Object: is the thing or person that receives the action of the verb directly.
Example: - She baked a cake.
→ Verb: baked
→ Direct object: a cake (what she baked)

*Indirect Object: is the person or thing that receives the direct object— it tells us to or for
whom the action is done.
Example:- She baked her friend a cake.
→ Verb: baked
→ Direct object: a cake
→ Indirect object: her friend (who got the cake)
You can usually test it like this: - She baked a cake or her friend.

*A complement: is a word or group of words that completes the meaning of a clause— it gives
more information about the subject or the object.
* Object Complement - It gives more information about the object of the sentence.
Examples:- They elected her president.
→ “president” is the object complement (it tells us what “her” became).

(có thể cho câu ni làm câu hỏi nhỏ check tại intro)
The movie made him famous.
→ “famous” is the object complement (describes “him”).
*Tip: If removing the word makes the clause feel incomplete or changes its meaning
significantly, it's probably a complement.

*Attribute vs Complement
Attribute = modifies a noun (like an adjective does)
Complement= completes the verb’s meaning, often describing the subject or object

Example to compare:
She is a smart girl.
→ "smart" is an attribute
She is smart.
→ "smart" is a subject complement.

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