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Grammar and Usage for Better Wirting_3

Tham khảo tài liệu 'grammar and usage for better wirting_3', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Note that a direct object may be compound It may consist of more than one word. The following sentence has a compound direct object Heavy rain flooded the streets and highways. S. V. compound direct object EXERCISE 2. In each sentence below find the verb V. the subject S. and the di- rect object D.O. . Samples Water loosens the soil. V. loosens S. Water D.O. soil The team has already left. V. has left S. team D.O. none 1. The speaker s question surprised V. and amused the audience. S. D.O. 2. Have some yogurt and fruit. V. S. D.O. 3. Are the snow and ice melting V. S. D.O. 4. The World Wide Web and television V. provide information and entertainment. S. D.O. 5. Jonathan returned the books to the library. V. S. D.O. NOUNS AS DIRECT OBJECTS 47 Lesson 8 Nouns as Indirect Objects How is the noun Amy used in the following sentence The crowd gave Amy a cheer. S. V. D.O. Amy is the indirect object of the verb gave. What Is an Indirect Object Ca An indirect object is a word in the predicate that tells FOR WHOM or TO WHOM something was done or is being done or will be done. Note that there are two nouns after the action verb gave Amy and cheer. The noun cheer is the direct object of gave because it answers the question WHAT The crowd gave WHAT The noun Amy tells FOR WHOM the crowd gave a cheer. Therefore Amy is the indirect object of the verb gave. The crowd gave Amy a cheer. S. V. I.O. D.O. The above sentence shows that an action verb can have both a direct object and an indirect object in the same sentence. Question Which comes first in a sentence the direct object or the indirect object Answer The indirect object always comes before the direct object. Note these further examples A friend sent Marilyn a card. I.O. D.O. Marilyn is the indirect object because it tells TO WHOM a friend sent a card. 48 PARTS OF SPEECH Carlos is buying Mrs. Lopez a gift. I.O. D.O. Mrs. Lopez is the indirect object because it tells FOR WHOM Carlos is buying a gift. The firm pays its officers a