Question

Read the sentence. The retired officer remained a consultant on special projects. What kind of complement is indicated by the bolded word? direct object object complement predicate nominative indirect object

Answer 1

Answer:

The bolded word is consultant.

In this sentence, consultant indicate the object complement.

The object complement is either a noun or an adjective, and is used after a verb to indicate what the direct object is.

In this sentence, the direct object is "the retired officer", so the object complement is simply indicating that the retired officer has become a consultant.