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

In all your sentences what is the grammatical subject and it is 3rd person singular, as the s in the verb shows. In the first two sentences you is the object of brings and makes respectively and in the last sentence you is an indirect object. The

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.

Hi, What is the direct and the indirect object in the following sentance. Sara guaranteed Aki full payment for his work at her print shop. Let's rewrite it a little. Sara guaranteed full payment to Aki for his work at

What is the direct and the indirect object in the following sentance. Sara guaranteed Aki full payment for his work at her print shop.

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