Hi, Anon, I should probably keep out of this. I don't think they used the expression "complement" when I was in school. The type of action the verb describes often limits its function.

Rotter wrote: Philip Why is it wrong to say 'I wrote to him' ? We say I talked to him. The only problem is placement. The direct object "letter" should come before the prepositional phrase "to him".

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

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

Redhab wrote: hello every one i want you to help me i want sentences about the types of sentence structure make sentences about this rules: 1- S+ v (stative) + intensive + adverb of place . 2- S+ v (stative) +

hello every one i want you to help me i want sentences about the types of sentence structure make sentences about this rules: 1- S+ v (stative) + intensive + adverb of place . 2- S+ v (stative) + intensive+ Cs 3- S+ v(

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Now that you mention it, it does perhaps sound odd like that - but is it because of the grammar or the potential redundancy of the lexis? When I thought about it, it was the occurence of "spend" and "buy" together that made it feel odd to me. I

Hi Anon You are not comparing similar things. After your original post, I specifically mentioned " pay attention to something ". In the phrase "pay attention to enhancing", "pay" is the verb, "attention" is a direct object, "to" is a prepostion,

Hi, How should I use 'slap a question' when the question is specific and there is an indirect object being "slapped with the question"? Can 'slap the (adjective) question' be used at all? I want to use 'slap a question' to mean something to