Object or Complement

[hela]

Dear teachers,

Is it right to say that the following sentence can be analysed in two ways?
However, even if the first type of analysis is syntactically possible, it would not be semantically coherent?

The judge found Mr Cornacchia a thoroughly dishonest witness.

1) Subject, Verb, Indirect Object, Direct Object

2) Subject, Verb, Direct Object, Object Complement

Thank you for your help.

Have a nice day,
Hela

 

[PaulMatthews]

Dear teachers,

Is it right to say that the following sentence can be analysed in two ways?
However, even if the first type of analysis is syntactically possible, it would not be semantically coherent?

The judge found Mr Cornacchia a thoroughly dishonest witness.

1) Subject, Verb, Indirect Object, Direct Object

2) Subject, Verb, Direct Object, Object Complement

Thank you for your help.

Have a nice day,
Hela

Only your second alternant is correct. An indirect object has the semantic role of recipient of the direct object. The noun phrase "thoroughly dishonest witness" is objective predicative complement.