How a sentence is built · CEFR B1 · Independent
Calling something something in English
Some verbs — make, call, consider, find, elect — take an object and then a word describing that object.
The shape
verb + object + noun / adjective
Say what something was made, called or considered.
In Hindi
make, call, consider जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद कर्म आता है, और फिर उस कर्म के बारे में बताने वाला शब्द।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
They made him as captain. | They made him captain. No "as" after make, call or elect in this pattern. |
Questions people ask
- What is the calling something something used for?
- Some verbs — make, call, consider, find, elect — take an object and then a word describing that object. In practice: say what something was made, called or considered.
- How do you form the calling something something?
- verb + object + noun / adjective.
- What is the most common mistake with the calling something something?
- Saying “They made him as captain.” instead of “They made him captain.”. No "as" after make, call or elect in this pattern.
Where calling something something fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Calling something something is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to how a sentence is built. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
Reading it is not the same as saying it.
CoCap turns this page into practice: Hindi sentence in, English sentence out, corrected one thing at a time. Free, no card.
Practise the calling something something →