Assuming that the bolded word is winner, the correct answer is object complement.
The word winner refers to the word <em>play - </em>and given that the word play is the direct object of this sentence, then the word <em>winner </em>will be its complement - it will complete it, and answer the question What did the critics declare the play to be?
It cannot be a predicate nominative because it is not preceded by a verb. It cannot be a direct object because that is <em>the play. </em>It cannot be a predicate adjective because it is a noun, not an adjective.
Answer:
Grendel arrives and rips open the door of the mead–hall is the answer.
Explanation:
The excerpt belongs to Beowulf, an epic poem written in Ancient English, it is one of the most important poems in Old English. In this particular, this passage belongs to the twelfth section of the poem and it describes how Grendel furiously arrives to the place where Beowulf and his men had been waiting for a long time.
I would think the answer is B, hope i could help. :)
