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Christine Christie Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Grammatical functions
Consider the following sentences:
"I'm grateful to whoever helped me."
Or simply
"I'm grateful to him."
What is the gramatical function of 'whoever helped me' or simply 'him'?
Is this what is called 'indirect object'?
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Christine Christie What is the gra mm atical function of 'whoever helped me' or simply 'him'? They are complements of the preposition "to". Christine Christie 'indirect object' No.
- Christine Christie What is the gra mm atical function of 'whoever helped me' or simply 'him'?
- They are complements of the preposition "to".
- Christine Christie 'indirect object' No.
- Indirect objects are not preceded by prepositions.
- They are preceded by a verb.
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Christine ChristieWhat is the grammatical function of 'whoever helped me' or simply 'him'?
They are complements of the preposition "to".
Christine Christie 'indirect object'
No. Indirect objects are not preceded by prepositions. They are preceded by a verb.
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