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Red park 287 Posted 8 years ago
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The object of take a picture

She takes pictures of animals.

What is the object? Animals? Pictures? Or both of them?

  

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The whole noun phrase 'pictures of animals' counts as the direct object. Within the direct object 'animals' is the object of the preposition 'of'. CJ

— CalifJim

  • The whole noun phrase 'pictures of animals' counts as the direct object.
  • Within the direct object 'animals' is the object of the preposition 'of'.
  • CJ
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The whole noun phrase 'pictures of animals' counts as the direct object.

Within the direct object 'animals' is the object of the preposition 'of'.

CJ

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