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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Indirect object without a direct object
Mary rode skates. - Skates is a direct object.
Mary rode to the store. - Store is the object of the preposition "to."
Mary rode home. - What is home? It's not a direct object because she didn't put a saddle on her home like she might do with a horse. I don't believe "home" is an indirect object because there is no direct object, nor does "home" answer perfectly "to whom" or "for whom?" It does answer, "to what?"
Is there an implied preposition "to" as in the following?
Mary rode to home.
Thank you for your help.
Mary rode to the store. - Store is the object of the preposition "to."
Mary rode home. - What is home? It's not a direct object because she didn't put a saddle on her home like she might do with a horse. I don't believe "home" is an indirect object because there is no direct object, nor does "home" answer perfectly "to whom" or "for whom?" It does answer, "to what?"
Is there an implied preposition "to" as in the following?
Mary rode to home.
Thank you for your help.
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' Home ' is an adverb and means 'to, toward, or at home': 'to go home', 'to be home'.
- ' Home ' is an adverb and means 'to, toward, or at home': 'to go home', 'to be home'.
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'Home' is an adverb and means 'to, toward, or at home': 'to go home', 'to be home'.
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