Hello, Liveinsea, as the other contributors have pointed out, the difference in meaning is non-existent, at least this can be resumed after a substitution test: John bought Mary a book/John bought a book for Mary, but hasn't presented it to

Right. "The actors" would be the indirect object. Some might argue for the whole phrase, "an enthusiastic thumbs up" and some for the compound noun "thumbs up."

subject,direct object,indirect object,predicate nominative,objcet of a preposition,direct address,appositive,or an abjective complement. These terms describe the functions that words take when used in sentences . They are not properties of

These open spaces add variety to a city. "Variety" would be the direct object, because it is what is being added. The indirect object would be "city," because it is to what/whom "variety" is being added to. I hope

Because add is not a verb of giving, showing, or communicating, the inanimate object of to so often seen with it is not generally considered an indirect object. variety is indeed the direct object, but to a city is an ordinary prepositional

Need help with Direct & Indirect objects (if any in the sentence below): These open spaces add variety to a city. Is the Direct object Variety & the Indirect object City? Thanks for your help.

please could you give me the answer to this question. A verb than can take objects, an indirect and direct object. For examplke the verb givein the sentence in 'He gave Samater (indirect object) the present (Direct object). What is its name

i have to label the simple subjects, verb or verb phrases, direct objects, indirect objects, and predicate nouns. Then I have to bracket any prepositional phrases and label the objects of the prepositions. Here is the sentence: Susie and I

"The father gave the little boy a spanking." One outstanding contributor recently used a similar sentence and said that the direct object was "the little boy." I assume that the gentleman was rushed for time and accidentally

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