请问这句的语法结构怎么理解?

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请问这句的语法结构怎么理解?
The policeman shot dead the man.
句中dead应该是宾补吧,为什么宾补放在动词的后面而不在man的后面.

no, dead is for shot, not for the man.
differs from "The policeman shot the dead man."
anyway, in this usage, it also can state as "The policeman shot the man dead", as you mentioned.