Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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nouns as direct objects
In the following sentence, is "some souvenirs" or just souvenirs the direct object. While in Canada, Leon purchased some souvenirs.
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Hi, In the following sentence, is "some souvenirs" or just souvenirs the direct object. While in Canada, Leon purchased some souvenirs. It just depends how you want to think about it.
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Hi,
In the following sentence, is "some souvenirs" or just souvenirs the direct object. While in Canada, Leon purchased some souvenirs.
It just depends how you want to think about it. You could think of 'souvenirs' as the simple direct object, and 'some souvenirs' as the complete direct object.
Clive
In the following sentence, is "some souvenirs" or just souvenirs the direct object. While in Canada, Leon purchased some souvenirs.
It just depends how you want to think about it. You could think of 'souvenirs' as the simple direct object, and 'some souvenirs' as the complete direct object.
Clive