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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Direct/ Indirect Object
"The father gave the little boy a spanking." One outstanding contributor recently used a similar sentence and said that the direct object was "the little boy." I assume that the gentleman was rushed for time and accidentally made a mistake. Surely, the direct object is "a spanking." The indirect object is "the little boy." (The father gave a spanking TO the little boy.) Please reassure me that the gentleman just made a mistake. None of us is/are perfect! Thank you.
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I may be the guilty culprit of whom you speak. That sounds like a sentence I wrote recently. [Y] If you can find it, send me the post # and I'll correct it if there isn't already discussion about it.
- I may be the guilty culprit of whom you speak.
- That sounds like a sentence I wrote recently.
- [Y] If you can find it, send me the post # and I'll correct it if there isn't already discussion about it.
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I may be the guilty culprit of whom you speak. That sounds like a sentence I wrote recently. Thanks for catching the mistake, and thanks for your understanding as well.[Y]
If you can find it, send me the post # and I'll correct it if there isn't already discussion about it.
If you can find it, send me the post # and I'll correct it if there isn't already discussion about it.
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