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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I bought him a house.

I bought him a house.

Can it be said that "a house" is an adverb modifying "bought"?
  

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Hi; House is a noun - the direct object. I reluctantly bought him a house. The adverb is underlined.

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  • Hi; House is a noun - the direct object.
  • I reluctantly bought him a house.
  • The adverb is underlined.
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Hi;

House is a noun - the direct object.

I reluctantly bought him a house. The adverb is underlined.
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I wonder if your confusion comes from the position of 'him' in the sentence. Were you working on the assumption that 'him' was a direct object, so that 'a house' was an adverb? 'Him' is the indirect object of the verb 'gave'.
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No, Philip. I was thinking something else.

I think both mean the same:
1: I bought him a house.
2: I bought a house for him.

Could you please confirm this? Thanks.
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Jackson6612I think both mean the same:1: I bought him a house.2: I bought a house for him.Could you please confirm this? Thanks.
They are the same. Him is the indirect object; house is the direct object.
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