Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Can the noun phrase adjacent to a ditransitive verb function as a direct object?
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Sentence, please.
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Anonymous Can the noun phrase adjacent to a ditransitive verb function as a direct object?
Yes.
'give' is a ditransitive verb.
Give the book to Robert.
The noun phrase 'the book' is adjacent to the ditransitive verb 'give', and it's also the direct object of the sentence.
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