Writing a sentence with an Indirect Object.

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Anonymous  #292197  Sun, 12 Nov 06 03:37 PM

I need help!!  I need to write a sentence in the following pattern, and I don't see how it's possible.

The pattern is:

adjective + direct object + helping verb + subject + verb

Can someone please help??

  
Grammar Geek  #292218  Sun, 12 Nov 06 04:34 PM

A lovely cake did I bake.

A strong boy was he to become.

It seems an unusual, literary construction. Hopefully, one of our more linguisitically knowledgable gurus will come along and add the insight I cannot.

  
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Clive  #292220  Sun, 12 Nov 06 04:39 PM

Hi,

I need to write a sentence in the following pattern, and I don't see how it's possible.

The pattern is: adjective + direct object + helping verb + subject + verb

No articles allowed?

So, something like 'Great strength did he use'. This kind of odd word order seems very literary or poetical. This doesn't seem like a typical every-day English grammar exercise.

If you can add other parts of speech, you could look at normal questions, eg Which red sweater did she buy?

(As regards your thread title, this is not really an exercise that deals with indirect objects)

Best wishes, Clive

  
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