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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

help with Direct objects

0I ran for a mile this morning.02br
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00Is for a mile the Direct object or an adjunct in the sentence?02br
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00I ran a block this morning.02br
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01b00Is 01u00a block02u00 the Direct Object?02b02br
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01b00what is the difference between this sentences02b0-
  

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0I ran for a mile 02br 02br 00Is for a mile the Direct object or an adjunct in the sentence? 02br 02br 01b 00Is 01u 00a block02u 00 the Direct Object? 01font 00Yes02font 02b 0-

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  • 0I ran for a mile 02br 02br 00Is for a mile the Direct object or an adjunct in the sentence?
  • 02br 02br 01b 00Is 01u 00a block02u 00 the Direct Object?
  • 01font 00Yes02font 02b 0-
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0I ran for a mile 02br
02br
00Is for a mile the Direct object or an adjunct in the sentence? 01font00IMO, it is a temporal adjunct expressing duration02font02br
02br
00I ran a block.02br
02br
01b00Is 01u00a block02u00 the Direct Object? 01font
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I'd like to offer a different opinion.02br
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00Both these sentences have the same structure. #2 just omits 'for'. ie02br
02br
01font00I ran for a mile this morning.02font02br
02br
01font00I ran (for) a block this morning.02font
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