在英语中各种词类甚至分句都可以充当宾语补语,这种主-谓-宾-宾语补语(S+V+O+C)的句型在实际使用中十分常见。下面介绍几组这方面的例句。
1.形容词作宾语补语(adjective as complement):
The jury declared him innocent.
The discovery has made possible new techniques for brain surgery.
2.形容词短语作宾语补语(adjective phrase as complement):
We'llhold you responsible for allthe consequences.
I felt English not very hard to learn.
3.名词作宾语补语(noun as complement):
Do you callEnglish an easy language?
We found this place a very good summer resort.
4."as+名词"作宾语补语("as +noun"as complement):
She regarded me as her teacher.
I'lladvance it at the meeting as an argument.
5.介词短语作宾语补语(prepositional phrase as complement):
They kept us in the dark for quite a long time.
They deprived women of their right to vote until the twenties.
6.动词不定式作宾语补语(infinitive as complement):
The doctor told me to drink plenty of water.
I heard somebody make a telephone call in the next room just now.
7.过去分词作宾语补语(past participle as complement):
You should have your car repaired in the garage.
Dozens of people plunged into dead-end streets and found themselves trapped bycrashing buildings.
8.现在分词作宾语补语(present participle as complement):
We heard the bellstriking two o'clock in the distance.
He had something hanging heavy on his mind.
9.分句作宾语补语(clause as complement):
Whether he's coming or not,I can't tellyou.
We asked the students what they wanted.
10.形容词或名词在有形式宾语"it"的句子中作宾语补语(adjective or noun as complement in the sentence with a formal object"it"):
She soon found it possible to do this regularly.
John found it an absolute pleasure to talk with the villagers in simple Chinese.
从以上例句中可以看出,宾语补语的位置一般紧跟在宾语之后,但也有少数例外:如果宾语太长,而宾语补语很短,往往只有一个单词,那么这时宾语补语就要提前,紧跟在谓语后面,宾语置于句尾,第一组第二个例句中的宾语补语就属于这种情况;在有形式宾语的句子中,宾语补语通常置于形式宾语和真正宾语之间,请参看第十组两个例句中宾语补语的位置;如果用分句作宾语补语,那么宾语补语的位置可以置于主句之前,也可以置于主句之后,就像第九组中的两个例句。