Questions tagged [objects]
A noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb
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Where is the object of "into" in "a sauce for dipping pieces of food into"?
Wikipedia.org doesn't mark "into" as a preposition that can be used intransitively, i. e. "into" must always have an object.
Here are my three phrases where "a thick cold ...
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infinitive functioning as a noun or an adjective
I got him to repair the bike.
In this sentence is the infinitive functioning as a noun or an adjective?
Or without context is it just an <object + object compliment>?
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"Please give me until tomorrow morning" Is this expression correct?
https://eikaiwa.weblio.jp/information/business-material/suggesting-solutions-to-problems
This is an English lesson material that is used in an online English class. Please look at the bottom of PART ...
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Can we omit the subject and object at the same time?
Can we omit the subject and object at the same time?
example:
Although he is hurt by her, he still loves her. (nothing omitted)
Although hurt by her, he still loves her. (subject omitted only)
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What is the sense the "either" as an object in the sentence?
This is the first time I see the either at the end of a sentence to be an object.
I don’t think women and men are different, and I don’t even think age groups are either.
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In the sentence "She ate pizza at school," is "school" an indirect object?
I know that in the sentence "I'm doing a project for school," "school" is indeed the indirect object, but in the title sentence, is "school" a indirect object there as ...
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Can I add an object after the verb "live"?
I wrote the following sentence
They lived a lot of good experiences together.
but started wondering whether it is correct to add an object after "live". Here are some other ways to say ...
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Does the sentence containing "I’ve done made" make sense?
I’ve done made a black tea with a slice of lime on it .
it appeared in a group chat that include many non-English native speakers and seems odd to me.
since "done" can be a transitive verb, ...
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adjective or noun + for + object?
It's impossible for the job to be finished in time.
It's a good idea for us to travel in separate cars.
There is a definition in the books :
adjective + for + object + infinitive
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A grammar question about object
I've read a sentence.
But a series of interruptions and heckles showed the uphill task it
will be to find co-operation.
"the uphill task it will be to find co-operation." is object. But I ...
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reinforce + that-clause
I don't know if it's okay for the verb "reinforce" to take a that-clause as an object. Is it a new usage? Following learners' dictionaries, I'd have expected a noun object, such as "the ...
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Anticipatory “it” representing the object in a gerundial phrase
Can anyone explain to me why we need the dummy “it” in the sentence 1 and 2, but not in 3 and 4?
1– We found it very useless trying to persuade him to go with us.
2– I don’t think it worthwhile taking ...
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can a word be both an object and a subject in a clause?
She handed him a cup of tea that he knew without tasting would be exactly as he liked it.
Is "that" the object of "he knew" and the subject of "would be…"?
In other ...
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object + infinitive?
In a book there is an expression like '' Many verbs are followed by object + infinitive ''
I want you to listen.
They told me to go.
What is meant by '' object '' in this statement ?
Yes i know these ...
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"I doing sth", "me doing sth", "my doing sth" as a subject or an object
I'm learning English and it sometimes confuses me what constructions, either clause or gerund, are acceptable as subjects or objects.
In a question I asked previously, I asked about the grammaticality ...
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"I doing something", "me doing something", "my doing something" as an object
Consider the following four sentences:
She doesn't like that I talked rudely to her.
She doesn't like I talking rudely to her.
She doesn't like my talking rudely to her.
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About indirect object in sentence
I came across the sentence "He charges me money". Can the verb "charge" take an indirect object?
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Pay someone vs Pay to someone
I know we don't use "Pay to someone," but is there a reason? In terms of grammar, it seems correct.
Pay (transitive verb) + someone (direct object)
Pay (intransitive verb) + to someone (...
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Can the subject of a sentence also be its object?
Can the subject of a sentence also be its object?
In the sentence, "There came a man who was sent from God," is "man" both the subject of "came" and the object of "...
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How do you determine the object of a verb in a rather long sentence like this?
Eric Leed identifies and provides historical, sociological and
psychological insights about the different elements that together
combine to form a journey, carried out by a traveller.
In the above ...
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Why does this sentence 'I find it difficult to speak English fluently' have no copula? [closed]
Moreover, is 'I find it is difficult to speak English fluently' incorrect or unnatural?
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A second essential function vision serves is to facilitate major changes. Is the sentence grammatical?
I came across this sentence and am not sure whether it is grammatical. It looks like the clause "a second essential function vision serves" functions as a subject and is embedded into the ...
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Can transitive verbs not be followed by an object?
Here's an example of a transitive verb "found" not followed by an object. Can anyone tell me what kind of sentence structure is that which makes this possible?
Some people with pain, ...
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It's us! / It's we!
It was him who meessed up everything.
It was he who messed up
everything.
It's them who was there.
It's them who were there.
It's they who was there.
It's they who were there.
It's me who is sorry.
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The object of "Address a concern on"
I came across a sentence below:
Its purpose is to address a concern on the part of the xxx staff that
conceptual models of processes constitute a major source of
uncertainty. (xxx is the name of an ...
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a verb "know" as a transitive verb and an intransitive verb
Can I say only "Do you know?" without saying the object in this case?:
I'm looking for a flower shop around here. Do you know?
How can I distinguish cases where I need to say object and ...
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The passive voice with prepositional objects
The question concerns changing of the form and place of the direct object and prepositional objects in a sentence after it was reverted to the passive voice.
For example let's consider the following ...
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intransitive use of "drink"
In the following sentence, the object it is necessary, isn't it? But why?
a. The milk was so hot that I couldn't drink [it].
The verb drink has an intransitive use, not necessarily related to ...
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Can the verb "entail" be complemented by a "that"-clause?
When I look up the verb entail in my dictionaries (Cambridge, Merriam-Webster and Longman) I get examples showing that this verb may be complemented by noun phrases (e.g. This will entail major ...
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"... hours he spent leisurely" vs. "... hours he spent them leisurely."
The first two hours he spent (them) leisurely.
Google Docs suggested that I remove them in that sentence. But if I do that, spent doesn't have an object anymore.
Or maybe it's okay to omit objects in ...
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How to make an object question for the object of infinitive of purpose?
Object questions are easy, if in the sentence there is just a main verb, showing the whole action. What if there is an infinitive of purpose with an (prepositional) object?
How does one make object ...
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She was told a joke
She was told a joke
Is a joke an object here? Or maybe a compulsory adjunct? Cuz I think she was told doesn't make sense on its own.
I'm confused, can someone help?
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Subject and object questions
I am studying the subject and object questions and I saw an example here Asking object - subject questions. "Did" or past form of the verb in Past Simple but I'm not sure it that's correct:
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What is the difference between was/were and did? [closed]
I am looking / would like to learn basic difference or understanding when to use did and was/were in the past tense.
looking answer with example that will be greatly appreciated from the community.
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What is the real function of objects?
I expect you to be my friend.
I expect that you’ll be my friend.
I see the only difference is that “you” is an object in sentence 1 and that-clause is an object in sentence 2.
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How to use the word 'unexpectedly'?
What would be the correct interpretation of the word 'unexpectedly' in a sentence.
For example.
I spoke to her unexpectedly.
My question regarding the above sentence is what is the correct ...
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Can I omit an object after 'those who + verb?'
Those who speak English respect those who don't speak English.
Those who speak English respect those who don't speak.
Those who speak English respect those who don't.
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Is this use of 'whom' correct? [duplicate]
Apologies for the subject matter but, from a recent novel:
This was a person I had known for several years, since college, whom I had seen vomit, whose life-changing cover letter I had basically ...
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With Tom's being a VIP, we should treat him very well
With Tom being a VIP, we should treat him very well.
With Tom's being a VIP, we should treat him very well.
Do they both sound correct?
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What would you write as the object of this sentence?
Learning to respect others is important.
Is the object: "to respect others" or "to respect"?
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dislike getting married?
I'm wondering if the object of "dislike" should be something that is naturally repeatable. Does it make sense to say the following?
Many women dislike getting married.
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What is the object of the verb here?
He put the snacks on the table for us to savor.
Is the verb savour used transitively in the above sentence? Is this a case of ellipsis where the object them (snacks) is understood?
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Is it necessary to add an object?
If I want to admit I have lied, I can say "I have lied". But can I also say "I have stolen" or "I have smoked" by itself or do I need to add what I have stolen or smoked?
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Are the sentences in quotations marks objects of verbs of the main sentences?
Harvold, who has not passed his driving test, said, 'I realized the bus was out of control when I was speaking to the students on the microphone.'
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Doing Object-Verb inversion
I was reading a poem named I Dream a World by Langston Hughes, where the first two lines say:
I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn
At first I was having difficulties understanding this ...
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"I come from France"
Is "France" the direct object in the sentence?
"I" is doing the verb "come" but is France receiving the verb? The grammar book says that direct object answers who or what ...
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What kind of object is "people" in "He looks down on people"?
Is people in he looks down on people a direct object or an object of a preposition?
I'm confused because looks down on is a phrasal verb, which should mean that on isn't a preposition.
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Is "his wife" a pronoun in this sentence?
In this sentence, I know "them" is a pronoun but I'm not sure if "his wife" is a pronoun or not?
Rand loves sports cars, and his wife loves them too
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Can be "due to" used with regards to a 'positive' consequence attributable to a person?
I am not sure of whether this use of "due to" is correct or not:
"This progress is due to Thomas."
Where it says "progress" you can put any sort of positive result, ...
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"Give me it" is considered a mistake?
I usually say 'Give it to me please'. But I've heard a non English speaker mom who said to her baby girl 'Give me it'. Is it considered natural or it's a mistake?
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