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KeunChulLee Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Want + I.O + D.O

My English dictionary, Collins Cobuild 2nd edition, includes this sentence. "I want my car this colour."

Based on this pattern(Vnn), could it be right "Amber wanted me a book"?

  

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O . O . No.

— CalifJim

  • O .
  • O .
  • No.
  • It's not an indirect object and a direct object.
  • It's a direct object and an object complement.
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KeunChulLeeWant + I.O. + D.O.

No. It's not an indirect object and a direct object. It's a direct object and an object complement. (want + D.O. + O.C.)

KeunChulLeeI want my car this colour.

~ I want my car

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