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Dimwit Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

What Is The Object Of Branched Out?

Since reaching prominence he has brancehd out, writing a newspaper column and presenting documentaries about boats and planes - and hosting a chat show.


I've just learnt that -ing clauses are the adverbial clause.

If so, could you tell me what the object of branched out is?

And I have an aditional problem. In this situation, Which will be right between them:

1) Could you tell me what the object of branched out is?

2) Could you tell me which one the object of branched out is?

  

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dimwit If so, could you tell me what the object of branched out is? There is no object ("branched out" is intransitive). dimwit 1) Could you tell me what the object of branched out is?

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  • dimwit If so, could you tell me what the object of branched out is?
  • There is no object ("branched out" is intransitive).
  • dimwit 1) Could you tell me what the object of branched out is?
  • Use this one, but there seems no obvious reason to italicise the whole of "the object of branched out".
  • "branched out" should itself be in quotes or italics though.
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dimwitIf so, could you tell me what the object of branched out is?

There is no object ("branched out" is intransitive).

dimwit1) Could you tell me what the object of branched out is?

Use this one, but there seems no obvious reason to italicise the whole of "the object of branched out". "branched out" should itself

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dimwitIf so, could you tell me what the object of branched out is?

It doesn't have an object. "Branched" is a verb whose complement is the 'stranded' preposition "out": 'stranded' in that it requires no object or other complement. Expressions like "branched out" are often (wrongly) called 'phrasal verbs'.

dimwitAnd I have an addi
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