Walked

AnonymousIs the verb walked intransitive in the sentence?

Yes. They walked [for] ten miles.

Thank you, MM, for your useful reply. If that is a case then "ten miles" cannot be an object. So, it's an adverbial, isn't it?

Right: SVA.

Hi

Respectfully, I think "walk" can be transitive, where the object is the path followed:

- I've just walked from Lyndhurst to Romsey
- That's the ten miles I walked yesterday!

Dave

dave_anonHiRespectfully, I think "walk" can be transitive, where the object is the path followed:- I've just walked from Lyndhurst to Romsey- That's the ten miles I walked yesterday!Dave

I disagree. Both from Lyndhurst to Romsey and yesterday are adverbials. The phrase the ten ten miles functions as a complement. In both sentences walke

dave_anonThat's the ten miles I walked yesterday!

Right. The determiner 'the' is what makes 'ten miles' work as an object here. Other examples:

He walked the whole distance alone.
The hill was so steep I had to walk my bike.
Four o'clock. It's time to walk the dog.

My dictionary accepts these as examples of tra

CalifJim dave_anonThat's the ten miles I walked yesterday!Right. The determiner 'the' is what makes 'ten miles' work as an object here. Other examples:He walked the whole distance alone.The hill was so steep I had to walk my bike.Four o'clock. It's time to walk the dog.My dictionary accepts these as examples of transitive 'walk', but not 'walk ten miles'. Even in the firs

AnonymousIs the clause "the ten miles I walked yesterday" a complement in the sentence in which the ten miles is followed by implied pronoun that?

Yes, it's a subject complement.

Yes, 'ten miles' is followed by the implied relative pronoun that.

CJ

Thank you, CJ, for your useful reply.