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355 verbs with object complements

Some verbs are used with | object + adjective
They usually show how something is changed.
verb + object + adjective |

The rain made the grass wet.
Let's paint the door red.
Try to get it clean.
Cut the bread thin.
Keep and /eave show how things are not changed.
Keep him warm.
You left the house dirty.
Other verbs are used with | object + noun

+
[ verb object
+
|
noun
They elected him President.
You have made me a very happy man.
Why do you call your brother ‘Piggy’?
356 verbs with two objects

We use many verbs with two objects — a direct object and an indirect
object. Usually the indirect object refers to a person, and comes first.
+
direct
indirect
+
| verb object
object
He gave his wife a camera for Christmas.
Can you send me the bill?
l'I}lend you some.
Some common verbs which are used like this:
bring pay
buy promise
cost read
give refuse
leave send
lend — show
make take
offer tell
owe write
pass