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hanuman_2000

#54120 Mon, 08 Nov 04 04:53 AM

Sir,
'John saw Peter leave."

Here
John=subject
Saw=verb
Peter=Indirect object
leave=?

Thanks.

hanuman_2000

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Verbs, Direct Objects, Indirect Objects

Mister Micawber

#54136 Mon, 08 Nov 04 06:38 AM

No, 'Peter' is the direct object, and 'leave' is a nonfinite object complement -- Greenbaum and Quirk, call this 'complex-transitive complementation' (direct object + bare infinitive clause).

Mister Micawber

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