You're dealing here with what are called "phrasal verbs". These consist of a verb and an adverbial particle. It's not usual to call that particle a preposition. see off is a phrasal verb. off is the adverbial particle. Why does

isn't prisoners the direct object because it's receiving the gnawing? No. If the object (or what seems like it to you) doesn't occur directly after the verb with no intervening preposition, it's not a direct object, and the verb is

Sunsail: Yes. You are confusing the direct object and the indirect object. I suggested him - him is the direct object - you follow that with "for manager to the director" I suggested the Holiday Inn to him. - This is fine. Holiday Inn

Phrasal verb is a relatively new term to me (I had always thought I was being inventive with the term two-word verbs) . Either way, it certainly simplifies a lot of things. Here, the phrasal verb consists of two words, and his boss is the direct

1) I looked at the magazine. What did you look at? Answer: the magazine. Magazine is the direct object of the phrasal verb "look at" Compare with this sentence: 2) I looked up at my father. What did you look at? (the direct object) Does

No, I am not. But the phrasal verb "lay down" is transitive which means it should connect direct object, and that phrasal verb doesn't fit the bill in your case.

are laying off - phrasal verb staff - direct object - what's being laid off to pump - verb new blood - object - what's being pumped. Again, does this type of analysis help you form new, correct, logical sentences on your own?

Do you want a syntactical analysis or corrections to these sentences? Here is some syntax: Down the hillside (prepositional phrase, adverbial) were rolling (main verb phrase) the stones . (noun phrase, subject) In this part (prepositional

1 She stopped looking for a way out. She - pronoun, subject Stopped - main verb, simple past Looking for a way out. - gerund phrase, direct object of "stopped", answers the question "what did she stop?" looking for -

the diver could end up (being) stuck too far underwater to be able to get up in time to breathe. The correct form is "being stuck".The reason is that the phrasal verb "end up" needs a noun for a direct object..