what is an indirect and direct object

Off-topic side note: with German (and Dutch) word ordering the problem does not occur because a verb phrase is split into two separate parts. For example, using a Dutch/German word order (V2) this sentence becomes something like, "The

Because the verb takes on a direct object, the best place to put the adverbs is in the end position. You may also put them between the verb phrase can avoid.

The causative make is a little different. You have to say the following: Subject + make + object + verb He made his employee repair his shoes. have/get doesn't take a direct object. It is intransitive. He had his shoes repaired (by a

Do you need to identify all of the nouns, or just the subject? You should try this assignment first and then we'll let you know how you did.

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There are three things to do. 1. Read 2. Read 3. Read When you come to a particularly long sentence, look for the commas and try to figure out what the simple subject and simple verb are, and then the direct object, if there is one.

I'm sorry, but how can it be an Adverb? Wouldn't it be a Prepositional Phrase, and since it acts as an adverb, it would be an adjunct as it tells "where". Well, in my class we do things like this: What it is/What its function is.

Just one thing. 5 points is not a direct object. I can drop a plate on the floor, but support can't drop 5 points in the same sense. 5 points is an adverbial expression (of degree). (How much dropping occurred?) CJ

Hi. Why isn't "meddling" here followed by "with"? Yes, it is intransitive. It also can be followed by "in". Intransitive verbs cannot take direct objects. They can take it only after prepositions. So your