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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...

It -- S will make -- V them -- DO wise -- Object Complement The topic of complements is a broad and complex one, but here is a good basic introduction from an on-line source : Complement A complement is used with verbs like be, seem, look etc. Complements give more information about the...

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...

Hi there, I know that my problem isn´t grammar in general but I would really love some help in analysing these sentences which I find very difficult! I´ve tried myself, but I know my tries are incorrect. Thanks in advance. I am supposed to identify the primary sentence constituents in...

Hello Teachers In a forum for English learning Japanese people, I have lately had a debate over the sentences having the pattern <SVOC>. Here S denotes ‘subject’, V ‘verb’, O ‘direct object’, and C ‘complement’. Those patterns are troublesome for me in many respects. One of the problems...

Hello, everyone. I'm truly surprised to see a simple question has developed into such a long thread which, I must say, has strayed from the original question. "Alive" is not an object complement. It is simply an adjective that is used postpositively. There is no freedom of choice as to where...

I know this is a long post, but I have a final exam about this on Tuesday and I need answers. Any help will be very appreciated, if you don't have time to answer all and just have time to answer one question it will be equally appreciated! Thanks in Advance. 1. What are the 5 noun phrases in...