Direct or indirect object?
In the sentence:
'I made up a person in my head'
Is 'a person' the direct or the indirect object of the transitive verb?
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I made up a person in my head. It's the direct object. Notice that the preposition "up" intervenes between the verb and its direct object, and that it can also occur after the object: I made a person up in my head.
- I made up a person in my head.
- It's the direct object.
- Notice that the preposition "up" intervenes between the verb and its direct object, and that it can also occur after the object: I made a person up in my head.
- Small words (usually prepositions) that can occur before or after the object like this are called 'particles'.
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I made up a person in my head.
It's the direct object.
Notice that the preposition "up" intervenes between the verb and its direct object, and that it can also occur after the object: I made a person up in my head.
Small words (usually prepositions) that can occur before or after the object like this are called 'particles'.
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