In Nouns^x, Direct objects^x

Hi 1 Why do the word jewelry plural form for jewel takes a verb in the singular The jewelry has been sold Jewelry is a singular word that refers to a collection of things like rings necklaces bracelets etc The plural of the word jewel is simply jewels 2 Why in this sentence The gift hasn t been...

Could you give the book to Mike for me the book direct object yes Mike indirect object yes me oblique object I haven t heard of it before Correct in Mike gave the book to me the book direct object me indirect object right Yes however in Mike pointed to my tooth is my tooth indirect object or...

Can a clause have three different objects Could you give the book to Mike for me the book direct object Mike indirect object me oblique objectCorrect in Mike gave the book to me the book direct object me indirect object right however in Mike pointed to my tooth is my tooth indirect object or...

First of all thanks for your help I suddenly recognised the postman the postman is direct object I agree Also the complement I am sorry but no We have been taught that it is just an object Maybe they haven t taught us everything yet Clive because this is our second year and you know every year...

Hi I think the situation is that you are being taught grammar using terms that I was not taught Ways of analysing sentences change and evolve so I do not mean to suggest that there is anything wrong with the way that you have been taught It s just different to me It seems to me that it s just a...

Okay Clive I suddenly recognised the postman the postman is direct object They say that the president commited suicide that the president committed suicide is direct object Your proposal seems a good solution a good solution is subject attribute Her theory is that they aren t brough by chance...

Yankee wrote Hi BoP Unfortunately this is a complicated topic As far as I know it is addressed in A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language I don t have this book on hand at the moment so I can t research or quote anything from it Here then is my own feeble effort to explain As far as I...

Hi BoP Unfortunately this is a complicated topic As far as I know it is addressed in A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language I don t have this book on hand at the moment so I can t research or quote anything from it Here then is my own feeble effort to explain As far as I know there are...

Since it is usually possible to interpret the clause as having an omitted form of the be the verbless clause is limited to the two clause types SVC and SVA with or without a subordinatorI know you addressed this to Clive but if you will allow me S subject V verb C complement noun A complement...

1 The report that the island is under water is very misleading that the island is under water noun clause functioning as restrictive appositive to subject report not adjective clause 2 We offered whoever told the truth clemency whoever told the truth noun clause functioning as indirect object Yes...