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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Indirect object in "She served him."
She served him.
She told him.
Is him an indirect object in the sentences above?
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I've asked that question because I'm not sure about the syntax function of him there. Is it that a direct object is somehow implied in both sentences? (Didn't she serve/tell him something?)
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If there is only one object present in a clause, it is always the direct object. Which is what "him" is in your two examples.
- If there is only one object present in a clause, it is always the direct object.
- Which is what "him" is in your two examples.
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If there is only one object present in a clause, it is always the direct object. Which is what "him" is in your two examples.
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