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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

EXPLAIN + INDIRECT OBJECT?

one more question,can “explain” be followed by indirect object ?
  

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Anonymous can “explain” be followed by indirect object ? No. I did not correct the grammar of your question, but I will now: Would you like to explain to me the meaning of "waste" ?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous can “explain” be followed by indirect object ?
  • No.
  • I did not correct the grammar of your question, but I will now: Would you like to explain to me the meaning of "waste" ?
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Anonymouscan “explain” be followed by indirect object ?
No. I did not correct the grammar of your question, but I will now:

Would you like to explain to me the meaning of "waste" ?
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Mister MicawberNo.
I am not sure whether you and the OP and I have the same thing in mind when we talk about 'indirect object'. In some 20th century novels, I have seen things like: (my sentence)

-I explained about the house to the prospective tenants.

Do you think 'explain about' is wrong?
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OttoJI explained about the house to the prospective tenants.Do you think 'explain about' is wrong?
That is common parlance, but now I see no objects at all, either direct or indirect.
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