object complements labor in obscurity, underappreciated for the good work they do. Look at this sentence: The news made Charles angry. What’s the subject? It’s the news. What’s the verb?

Like the subject, the object is usually a noun (‘the piano’) or a noun phrase, (‘the big, black piano’). Verbs that take objects describe some kind of action rather than a state of being.

Like the subject, the object is usually a noun (‘the piano’) or a noun phrase, (‘the big, black grand piano’). Verbs that take objects describe some kind of action rather than a state of ...