In grammar, an object complement is a predicative expression that follows a direct object of an attributive ditransitive or resultative verb and that complements the direct object of the sentence by describing it.
[1][2][3] Object complements are constituents of the predicate.
[4] The object complement is bold in the following examples: Here, painted is an attributive ditransitive verb.
The object complement construction allows for the combination of the sentences She painted the barn and The barn was painted red.
The object complement construction allows for the combination of the sentences He considers you and You are a friend.