Prepositional phrase as Indirect Object
Hi dear teachers,
I need your help with a few things, please.
Can a prepositional phrase function as Indirect Object in a sentence?
I have a sentence, for example:
-She gave some useful advice to us.
Is the prepositional phrase "to us" functions as the Indirect object in the above sentence?
Thank you!
Top answer
She gave some useful advice to us . No: preposition phrases can't be indirect objects. The meaning is the same as in " She gave us some useful advice ", but the syntax is different in that the PP "to us" functions as complement of "gave".
- She gave some useful advice to us .
- No: preposition phrases can't be indirect objects.
- The meaning is the same as in " She gave us some useful advice ", but the syntax is different in that the PP "to us" functions as complement of "gave".
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She gave some useful advice to us.
No: preposition phrases can't be indirect objects.
The meaning is the same as in "She gave us some useful advice", but the syntax is different in that the PP "to us" functions as complement of "gave".
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