Please tell me why this sentence is correct: Alcohol and tobacco are harmful to whoever consumes them. I thought that if the pronoun is a direct object then the objective case is used. However, it is appropriate to use the nominative case when the

Sorry, but what is a patient? Not completely identical to, but very close to the "old-fashioned" term direct object . ( direct object is a syntactic role; patient is a semantic role.) CJ

It's similar to "I cannot find my way out of the forest." "He couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag!" "This time, she couldn't lie her way out of it." "Perhaps we can negotiate our way out

Dear all, I requested from my tenant 14% increment for the rent of my appartment (according to the Cyprus law). He refused and I suggested to suffering 4% as to reduce the increment from 14% to 10%. Then, he accepted my suggestion and I

> ... forwarded to you my resume ... I'd place the direct object my resume before the indirect object to you . Not sure whether it'd be more grammatical, but it definitely would sound more natural (at least for me).

" building cars is a very difficult task " What is a very difficult task? The subject of the sentence is "building cars" Let's look at it another way: The assembly process for cars is a difficult task. -> Process is

"There are only a few verbs where the indirect object can follow the verb. Suggest is not one of these verb" Thanks a lot :) This is what I wanted to know.the logic itself :) This explains why I cannot use this.how can I find the list of

Sunsail: Yes. You are confusing the direct object and the indirect object. I suggested him - him is the direct object - you follow that with "for manager to the director" I suggested the Holiday Inn to him. - This is fine. Holiday Inn

Hello why is this wrong? can you explain? I suggested him the Holiday Inn. It's wrong,. here is an example,so I can use "suggest" with "him,her,it" indirect pronouns cannot I ? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suggest

Phrasal verb is a relatively new term to me (I had always thought I was being inventive with the term two-word verbs) . Either way, it certainly simplifies a lot of things. Here, the phrasal verb consists of two words, and his boss is the direct