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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Direct object nouns?
Hi having a lot of trouble with what it means by "direct object nouns". Does anyone know what the direct object nouns are in the following sentences?
1) In the clause 'I’ll wrap it for you', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
2) In the clause 'leaving the fish head under the seat', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
3) In the clause 'so when I got up from the table', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
1) In the clause 'I’ll wrap it for you', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
2) In the clause 'leaving the fish head under the seat', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
3) In the clause 'so when I got up from the table', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
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' 2) 'leaving the fish head under the seat' 3) 'so when I got up from the table', - There is no noun object.
- ' 2) 'leaving the fish head under the seat' 3) 'so when I got up from the table', - There is no noun object.
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I have put them in bold type:
1) 'I’ll wrap it for you'.'
2) 'leaving the fish head under the seat'
3) 'so when I got up from the table', - There is no noun object.
1) 'I’ll wrap it for you'.'
2) 'leaving the fish head under the seat'
3) 'so when I got up from the table', - There is no noun object.
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So the direct object noun receives the action from the verb? What is the direct object noun for these three? Your help is greatly appreciated.
3) In the clause 'When I took the train home', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
2) In the clause 'so when I got up from the table', what
3) In the clause 'When I took the train home', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
2) In the clause 'so when I got up from the table', what
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AnonymousSo the direct object noun receives the action from the verb?Yes.
Anonymous) In the clause 'When I took the train home', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?2) In the clause 'so when I got up from the table', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?1) In the clause 'Have
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3) When I took the train home
2) So when I got up from the table
1) Have you forgotten this
Is that correct?
2) So when I got up from the table
1) Have you forgotten this
Is that correct?
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The 1st and 3rd are correct, but as I have already told you. the second has no verb object. 'Get up' is intransitive; it takes no object.
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AnonymousI got up from the tableNote this little trick: It can't be a direct object if it's after a preposition. (from is a preposition.)
CJ
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