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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The country

Few could deny the country that possibility.

Is "the country" the indirect object in the above?
  

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It is the direct object.

— Teechr

  • It is the direct object.
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It is the direct object.
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AnonymousIs "the country" the indirect object in the above?
It is. "that possibility" is the direct object. Compare: give the man the money
If there are two objects after the verb (no prepositions), the first object has to be the indirect object and the second one direct.

CJ
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CalifJimIt is. "that possibility" is the direct object
Thank you for the reply.
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