Is it really an Object?
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I study English Language, and Literature in a college, and one of the mandatory courses is called Syntax. I have watched a link that explains what is this topic about in general, and it is:
My question is: I am un-assured, uncertain, and insecure whether the word "outside" is indeed an object or not that is mentioned in the minute 01:26 - 01:29 in the sentence:" The boy looks outside of the window." Can a native speaker of English explains it to me why is it an object?
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The presenter has made an unfortunate choice of examples here. In my opinion, she is not a linguist, so I would go to other sources of information on the subject. The verb "look" is intransitive.
- The presenter has made an unfortunate choice of examples here.
- In my opinion, she is not a linguist, so I would go to other sources of information on the subject.
- The verb "look" is intransitive.
- Intransitive verbs have no object.
- There is a complement which completes the meaning of the sentence.
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The presenter has made an unfortunate choice of examples here. In my opinion, she is not a linguist, so I would go to other sources of information on the subject.
The verb "look" is intransitive. Intransitive verbs have no object. There is a complement which completes the meaning of the sentence.
0"The boy looks outside of the window" is not a possible sentence in American English. It is utterly unidiomatic.
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