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Read the sentence.

Ancient remains are making the normally flat land HILLY.
What kind of complement is indicated by the bolded word?
object complement
predicate nominative
direct object
predicate adjective

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The correct answer is "object complement", because it follows a direct object (in this case "the normally flat land") and renames it or states what it has become. It cannot be "predicative nominative" because "hilly" is not a noun, "direct object" here is "the normally flat land", and a predicate adjective follows a linking verb (for example, She is PRETTY.) So the only option left is "object complement". 
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