Dear friends, just a tiny remark. ...for some jerk to catch me carrying this thing around and get the wrong idea is a to-infinitive clause. It is the subject predicative in the given sentence: All I need is f or some jerk to catch me

I know where to go. (same sentence - no case conflict) I'm as comfortable saying that "where" is what I know and "to go" answers the question; as I am to say that "to go" is what I know and "where"

Greetings, my friend. I looked at this a few hours ago and gave up on it. I'm glad you tackled it. I'm too old to fight about using subjective case for objects. But my instincts let me down on what modifies what. (I know CJ thinks worring

Both meanings of "taking" are transitive. (They both take direct objects.) My dictionary lists 34 separate meanings for the transitive verb "to take." Take your pick. Your #1 means to transport or carry or cause someone or

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

Basically, the purpose of a so-called pro-form is to avoid repetition. In this respect, Avangi's post hits the nail on the head for your second sentence, Alex. Secondly, the intended focus of "not only" is the direct object in the

he was feeling aglow Note that if you use two words, the grammar changes, if not the meaning: "He was feeling a glow." "Glow" is a noun, and serves as direct object. "Aglow" is an adjective, and serves as adjective

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."

Hi! In the following sentence: So far, fans have given the actors an enthusiastic thumbs up . Can we say that an enthusiastic thumbs up has the function of the direct object in this sentence? Thank you.

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