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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Object

"In order to maintain the atmosphere of fear among Tatars, Russian security forces – complete with dogs and armed masked men – have been conducting regular raids. People are fined, arrested and put on trial en masse for anything that reminds the Russian authorities of the existence of Crimean Tatars, from national flags to supposedly banned literature." (The Guardian.)

Is "the Russian authorities" an indirect object in the above?
  

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Anonymous Is "the Russian authorities" an indirect object in the above? Now that's a tempting prospect, isn't it? But no.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is "the Russian authorities" an indirect object in the above?
  • Now that's a tempting prospect, isn't it?
  • But no.
  • We call it a direct object.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "the Russian authorities" an indirect object in the above?
Now that's a tempting prospect, isn't it?
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CalifJimNow that's a tempting prospect, isn't it?
It is. Thank you for the reply.
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