By Direct objects, Clauses

Sorry, but I think I am not good with this things. I hope this time it is OK. Here I go Well, I need to know if the functions of the following sentences are correct: 1. (My husband Mark and I both do volunteer work) but (Ryan was only six years old) two independant clauses conected by the...

Ok, I think it helps. the clerk--direct object 50--indirect object correct? Can I continue with more questions? Is the underlined part of the sentence adverbial clause or adjective or something else? "I'd like to know exactly how that was done." "I find it incredibily...

II'd be one to admit grammar is never my strong suit but I'm always eager to learn. I've read thoroughly the thread titled "grammar exercise" regarding noun clause/subordinate clause used as adjective, adverb, indirect object and so forth. I really had to strain my brain to...

on number two of noun clauses, where you put ???, it is a direct object, and, on number three of noun clauses, the clause is Whoever invented Boston baked beans, and it's a direct object.

It appears to be, I agree However, if you diagram the sentence in the traditional linear style, the verb 'expect' has two direct objects: the phrase 'your work to be perfect' and the clause 'just that you try your best'. It isn't parallel construction, but the...

2 & 3 seem okay. 3 needs a question mark. #1 may be technically correct, but it's difficult to read. We ( I ) expect something like, "It's not for nothing that he asked you to come there and give a speech." Perhaps if you said, " - - he asked you to come there, and...

Not sure about this - it may be more complicated. The examples here are based on the verbs, make and take, which both require direct objects. It seems like the "it" is required when another suitable object is absent. Your generosity helps make possible for us to continue - ...

things to do, bills to pay, and the like (after I have or There are many) can't be compared with clauses like him to call her, him to arrive soon (after I want or I expect). In the former case the element preceding the infinitive is the object of the infinitive; in the latter, it's...

Hello, Twinkletoes.No, that's not what I'm saying. "things to do" is the direct object of "have", the main verb of the sentence. "To do" would be a clause (a non-finite one) even if "things" weren't there or if it had some other type of...

No, Jim, I really meant an adjective, as in "I'm happy to see you".happy to see you = predicative (or subject complement if you wish); adjectival construction.happy = head of the predicativeto see you = to-infinitive clause acting as "adjectival complement" (which means...