By Direct objects, Football

Both Marry and i wanted the last piece of cake.We both thought this novel was one of the finest books we had ever read.When it came to spring,my thoughts often turned to the years i had spent quarterbacking my high school football team. They would be subject, direct object or object of...

Would someone please explain to me why my guess is wrong or right? I am confused about Direct Objects and Objects of a preposition. Thank you. - Sweetie Even though the darkenng skies threatened rain, the band decided to play the concert. A. Subject B. Verb C. Direct Object D. ...

There are transitive verbs, intransitive ones, and there are verbs that are of both types. I play very well. Intransitive, because there is no object attached to the verb. I play football. football is the direct object of the verb, thus 'play' here is transitive. I like you. 'you' is the...

It would be impossible to write everything there is to know about "voice" in English in just one post, but I hope the following will help. In English, a transitive verb can be used either in the 'active' or the 'passive' voice. If the person or thing denoted by the subject is the 'doer' of the...