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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
impress upon
Given the example:
Seeing the open door somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing them.
Can we call the example has this structure?
impress upon (transitive verb) all three of them(I.O) what was facing them (D.O)
Seeing the open door somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing them.
Can we call the example has this structure?
impress upon (transitive verb) all three of them(I.O) what was facing them (D.O)
Top answer
O )' does not work at all.
- O )' does not work at all.
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3 Answers
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No because 'impress upon (transitive verb) what was facing them (D.O)' does not work at all.
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Mister MicawberNo because 'impress upon (transitive verb) what was facing them (D.O)' does not work at all.Now I can see:
impress (transitive verb) + what was facing them (Object) + upon all three of them (prepositional phrase)
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