TRANSITIVE VERBS
Subject + Verb + Direct Object (NP + VP + NP)

The transitive verb (Vt) transmits action to a direct object. The definition of a direct object (DO) is a noun, pronoun, or noun equivalent that receives the main verb’s action (S + Vt + DO).
Examples: College students drink beer. (Beer is receiving the action of drinking (DO)).
My uncle likes running. (Running is receiving the action of liking (DO)).

Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (NP + VP + NP + NP)

The transitive verb may have another noun, pronoun, or indirect object (IO), to receive the direct object. The definition of an indirect object is a noun, pronoun, or noun equivalent that receives the direct object
(S + Vt + IO + DO).

Example: She mailed me a letter bomb. (She did not mail me; she mailed a letter bomb.)

The object complement describes or renames the direct object. The object complement (OC) may be a descriptive adjective or a noun that renames the direct object. (S + Vt + DO + OC)

Examples: She called him on the phone. (S + V + DO)
She called him a bucket-head. (S + V + DO + OC; him = bucket-head)

Examples: That doctor is buying a mansion.
That doctor with the funny name is buying a mansion on a hill.
That doctor with the funny name is buying a mansion on a hill in a suburb of Athens.

Joke:
Speaker A: “Make me a sandwich.”
Speaker B: “Poof, you’re a sandwich.”

Ok, so the joke’s not funny, but the various sentence types make the joke possible. The problem is that the sentence: “Make me a sandwich.” can be interpreted two different ways: the intended way (S + V + IO + DO), or the unintended way (S + V + DO + OC). The direct object makes all the difference in the world!