Object and attribute

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Can anyone explain to me how to identify the object and attribute in the sentence and also specify it's type .

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

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I think you meant identify the sentence type, but I'm not sure. Maybe you meant types of attributes. Two ways of describing sentence types follow:

1. A sentence with a single independent clause is a simple sentence (I studied in the library for an hour.).
A sentence with two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction is a compound sentence (He ran along the riverbank, and I stayed behind to prepare sandwiches.), as are two independent clauses connected with a semi-colon (He ran along the riverbank; I stayed behind to prepare sandwiches.) or with a semi-colon and a conjunctive adverb (He ran along the riverbank; meanwhile, I stayed behind to prepare sandwiches.).
A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause is a complex sentence (I tripped on the rock when I was running to the door.).
A sentence with two independent clauses and one dependent clause is a compound complex sentence (I slept until nearly ten o'clock, and Jack couldn't concentrate on any of his work because we had stayed up so late working on the toy model.)

2. A declarative sentence makes a statement.
An interrogative sentence makes a questions.
An exclamatory sentence expresses great emotion.
An imperative sentence expresses a command.

The object in a sentence might be the direct object, which is a noun or pronoun that receives the "action" of the verb. (I sold the car.) "Car" is the object of the verb "sold" because it receives the action of being sold. I sold her the car. "Her" is the indirect object, which receives the direct object. "Her" refers to the one who receives the car I sold. Another type of object is the object of the preposition, which is a noun or pronoun associated with a preposition, showing its relationship to another noun or pronoun in the sentence. He's in the kitchen. "Kitchen" is the object of the preposition "in," which shows the relationship of the person "he" to the "kitchen."

Attributes would be any descriptors of nouns and pronouns (articles, adjectives, participles, phrases, etc.)

Anonymous · Answer

Anonymous Can anyone explain to me how to identify the object and attribute in the sentence and also specify it's type .

Attribute is an adjective or noun that precedes a noun modifying it. In other words, attributives function as a modifiers (or rather pre-modifiers) in noun phrases; they describe the noun (head of the noun phrase); e.g. the new car, a church roof.

Object is an element of the clause structure together with other elements such as subject, verb, complement, and adverbial. Objects follow the verb in the declarative sentences, i.e. the ones with the syntactic structure of subject + verb + object; e.g. They bought a car; They bought him a car; They said that they would be late.

Object of the preposition is a word or words which follow a preposition; e.g. on the table; behind the door; in a box.

Anonymous · Answer

I mean to identify the types only of objects (direct,indirect recipient and non recipient) and attributes in sentences.
I have difficulty identifying them in very long sentences.

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