By Grammar, Direct objects

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...

In response to the questions posed in the first post of this thread, "the officer" is NOT the subject of the sentence regardless of whether the sentence is active or passive. "The officer" is undoubtedly the doer of the action in both sentences, but it is the subject only in...

The same answers also apply. you is the subject. are doing is the verb. what is the direct object. The rest is adverbial.CJ

I'm taking a correspondence course. These are some of the exercises that I need to submit. So please I need help from grammar exerperts thnaks. Exercise 1: Identify each of the “ __ ” words in the sentences as one of the following parts of the sentence: 1.Direct object 2.Indirect...

Anonymous wrote: Identify the functions of verbs in the sentence below by labelling them Vt (transitive), Vi (intransitive), Vd (dative), Vf (factitive), Vc (copulative) & Vs (sense) Q1: He was last seen (vs) being given a large amount of money outside a bank. Q2: In the late nineteenth...

It -- Swill make-- Vthem-- DOwise-- Object ComplementThe topic of complements is a broad and complex one, but here is a good basic introduction from an on-line source:Complement A complement is used with verbs like be, seem, look etc. Complements give more information about the...

Hi folks,I would like to ask the following question: is it possible for a prepositional phrase to function as a noun in a sentence? I am thinking of the following sentence: I told her about the meeting.My interpretation: Subject: I Verb: told...

Hi, Please, help me with the following questions: - began to listen (or) began listening (?); Both are OK. - I remember of my life (or) I recall of my life (here is it correct to add the preposition 'of')? ; These verbs take a direct object, so omit 'of' here. - Many teenagers (or) a lot of...

Grammar Geek wrote: Misguided doesn't take a direct object. "He misguided her" is not standard English. Thanks, GG, for your help. What about the following? Do they sound right and convey the same meaning? Caleb's friendly gave Betty a misguided impression of him, ...

#1 and #2 are bare infinitives; they are object complements (of the direct objects him and us respectively).#3 is the -ing participle construction serving the same function (object complement of them).Yes, infinitives can serve various functions: object (I want to go), subject (To dance well is...