Analyze the following scheme, point out the elements of the sentence and the predicative construction. Compare it to the scheme of the same construction with the Infinitive

Objects are in the objective case.

Objects are always in the objective case. In English, this only affects pronouns (but not all pronouns).

• 
  She saw him.
  

(The pronoun "him" (the direct object of "saw") is the objective-case version of "he.")

• 
  Give them the money.
  

(The pronoun "them" (the indirect object of "give") is the objective-case version of "they.")

• 
  Dance with her.
  

(The pronoun "her" (the object of the preposition "with") is the objective-case version of "she.")

Here is a list of personal pronouns with their objective-case versions:

Personal Pronoun	Objective Case Version	Comment
I	me
you	you	no change
he	him
she	her
it	it	no change
we	us
they	them
who	whom	This one causes errors. Read about who/whom.
whoever	whomever	This one causes errors. Read about whoever/whomever.

Verbals can have direct objects too.

A verbal is a word derived from a verb. Verbals function as adjectives or nouns. Verbals can be infinitives (e.g., "to read," "to think"), gerunds (e.g., "reading," "thinking"), and participles (e.g., "reading," "thinking" - they look the same as gerunds).

Here is an example of an infinitive (in bold) with a direct object:

• 
  As a kid, I was made to walk the plank. We couldn’t afford a dog. (Comedian Gary Delaney)
  

("To walk" is an infinitive. Q: To walk what? A: the plank)

Read more about infinitives.

Here is an example of a gerund (in bold) with a direct object:

• 
  Driving a time machine is annoying because your kids are always asking "Are we then yet?". (Comedian Paul Taylor)
  

("Driving" is a gerund. Q: Driving what? A: a time machine)

Read more about gerunds.

Here is an example of a participle (in bold) with a direct object:

• 
  Watching the London Marathon, I notice one runner dressed as a chicken and another as an egg. I thought: "This could be interesting." (Comedian Paddy Lennox)
  

("Watching" is a participle. Q: Watching what? A: the London Marathon)

Read more about participles.