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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Direct objects

In the following 2 sentences, what are the direct objects:

1. God puts the oak in the forest, and the pine on its sand and rocks, and says to men, "There are your houses; go saw, frame and build, and make."

2. Anything of value can only be had by exertion. Exertion forges and shapes men as men forge iron and shape timbers.
  

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1. oak, pine 2. This one may be a trick question.

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  • oak, pine 2.
  • This one may be a trick question.
  • Grammatically, there is no direct object, but the subject of a passive sentence is the object of the verb, so technically, anything of value could be seen as the direct object.
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1. oak, pine
2. This one may be a trick question. Grammatically, there is no direct object, but the subject of a passive sentence is the object of the verb, so technically, anything of value could be seen as the direct object.
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Hi,



Also note this.



In the following 2 3 sentences, what are the direct objects:

1. *** puts the oak in the forest, and the pine on its sand and rocks, and says to men, "There are your houses; go saw, frame and build, and make."

2. Anything of value can only be had by exertion. Exertion forges and shapes men
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