By Indirect objects, Noun phrases

Raen, at times like this I realize just how poorly I chose my nickname here. What goes from one person to the other is the DIRECT object. The $50. The person who receives the direct object is the INDIRECT object. The clerk. I sent a letter to my sister. The letter is the DO, and my sister is...

Categories or Parts of Speech he - pronoun he - noun phrase (NP)* is - verb a - article nice - adjective person - noun a nice person - noun phrase (NP)* is a nice person - verb phrase (VP)* *These designations come from a system of analysis called 'transformational...

Could you give the book to Mike for me?" the book = direct object,yes Mike = indirect object,yes me = oblique object I haven't heard of it before.Correct?in "Mike gave the book to me" the book = direct object, me = indirect object, right? Yes.however,...

Can a clause have three different objects?"Could you give the book to Mike for me?" the book = direct object, Mike = indirect object, me = oblique objectCorrect?in "Mike gave the book to me" the book = direct object, me = indirect object, right?however,...

Short Course:1-- A Predicate Nominative is a noun phrase on the predicate (right) side of a linking verb: I am a handsome fellow.2-- A Direct Object receives the action of a verb: I bought a sandwich. An Indirect Object receives the benefit of the action of the verb: I bought my girlfriend a...

Is 'giving' a noun? -- Not precisely; it is the nonfinite clause which is a noun object of the preposition in. Is 'the wider movement' a noun phrase? -- Yes Is 'a sense of cohesion' a noun phrase? -- Yes Does 'giving' modify 'the wider movement' which in turn modifies 'a sense of cohesion'?...

Briefly (and reasonably accurately), the direct object receives the action of the verb, while the indirect object receives the benefit of the action:I bought my wife a new can opener.I -- Subjectbought -- Verbmy wife -- Indirect object: I didn't buy my wife, I bought a can opener, but she...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Directions say Identify the noun clause and tell how it is used: subject, predicate nominative, direct object, indirect object or object of a perposition. Shouldn't it say noun phrase? Just guessing...

What is the word sucks in "Homework sucks"? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck?This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is "Does an English verb...

Miriam wrote: 1. "Mary made Tom a hero." 2. "Mary made Tom a cake." Both sentences are, structurally, exactly alike. In both we have a verb that can take an object complement, and in both the direct object (Tom) is followed by a noun phrase. The only difference between both, again from the...