By Nouns, Direct objects

Bluejay wrote: 1. She purchased all her Christmas gifts at the mall. Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"? Could the sentence be written without the preposition (as above)? Also: 2. She purchased all of her gifts at the mall. 3. She purchased all gifts at the...

1. She purchased all her Christmas gifts at the mall. Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"? Could the sentence be written without the preposition (as above)? Also: 2. She purchased all of her gifts at the mall. 3. She purchased all gifts at the mall. Is "all" a...

The verb must indicate some action upon the object. Otherwise it is not transitive. This is normally shown by a combination of verb and noun with no words like prepositions in between. The noun immediately after the verb is the direct object. ______________ The direct objects which make...

must I only use 'me' because it is an indirect object pronoun?Yes, you must! CJ

Fuerther wrote:Hi,Is it possible to use 'I' in the following sentence:Tell Jack and I when the work is done.or must I only use 'me' because it is an indirect object pronoun?Thx If you placed yourself first, you would say, 'Tell me and Jack when the work is done', wouldn't you?

Hi, Is it possible to use 'I' in the following sentence: Tell Jack and I when the work is done. or must I only use 'me' because it is an indirect object pronoun? Thx

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, Please tell me if the underlined part in the second sentence shows that the sentence has two objects, not a direct object or indirect object like the first sentence. 1. I gave him the money. -- I think here, the direct object is 'the money' and the indirect object is 'him'. 2. We asked...

Tell about is one of the 'prepositional verbs', where the prepositional phrase is considered an alternative 'paraphrase' of the direct object .I told her (IO) the facts (DO)I told the facts (DO) to her (prepositional complement)I told her (IO) about the facts (prepostional complement)I understand...

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...