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Mikejiang0819 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Adverbial or indirect object?
Hi teacher,
In a such sentence, "he gave a gift to the boy."
can I say the phrase "to the boy" is an adverbial which modifies the verb "gave", or "the boy" is just an indirect object of the verb "gave".
please kindly enlight me.
In a such sentence, "he gave a gift to the boy."
can I say the phrase "to the boy" is an adverbial which modifies the verb "gave", or "the boy" is just an indirect object of the verb "gave".
please kindly enlight me.
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Hi, I suppose it depends on how you want to define 'adverbial'. I've always been happy with the term 'indirect object', which seems to be pretty standard. Clive
- Hi, I suppose it depends on how you want to define 'adverbial'.
- I've always been happy with the term 'indirect object', which seems to be pretty standard.
- Clive
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Hi,
I suppose it depends on how you want to define 'adverbial'. I've always been happy with the term 'indirect object', which seems to be pretty standard.
Clive
I suppose it depends on how you want to define 'adverbial'. I've always been happy with the term 'indirect object', which seems to be pretty standard.
Clive
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mikejiang0819In a such sentence, "he gave a gift to the boy."
can I say the phrase "to the boy" is an adverbial which modifies the verb "gave", or "the boy" is just an indirect object of the verb "gave".
No, an adverbial (or adjunct) is a modifier whereas an indirect object is a complement. They are two distinctly different functions in a clause.
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