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b7lake



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:36 pm    Post subject: complement and objective Reply with quote

#1. He called on me. / It depends on the weather. /
I rely on your discretion. / I will arrange for transportation. /
He was heard giving orders. / I don't know what to do. /
I wonder why he has not come. / Protect us from the enemy. /
Are me, the weather, your discretion, transportation, giving orders,
what to do, why he has not come, and us objectives?

#2. I warned you that he would be late. / Tell me what it is. /
Please tell me which to take. /
Are 'that he would be late', 'what it is' and 'which to take'
direct objectives?

#3. It costs ten dollars. / The temperature went up ten degrees. /
Are 'ten dollars' and 'ten degrees' complements?

Thank you for your help.
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Bob S.



Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal

PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:24 pm    Post subject: Re: complement and objective Reply with quote

b7lake wrote:
#1. He called on me. / It depends on the weather. /
I rely on your discretion. / I will arrange for transportation. /
He was heard giving orders. / I don't know what to do. /
I wonder why he has not come. / Protect us from the enemy. /
Are me, the weather, your discretion, transportation, giving orders,
what to do, why he has not come, and us objectives?

Me, weather, discretion, transportation are direct objects of phrasal verbs. Giving orders, what to do, why he has not come are direct objects of their verbs heard, know, and wonder. Enemy is a prepositional object. Additionally, orders is the direct object of the gerund giving; what is the direct object of the infinitive to do.

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#2. I warned you that he would be late. / Tell me what it is. /
Please tell me which to take. /
Are 'that he would be late', 'what it is' and 'which to take'
direct objectives?
Yes, direct objects.

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#3. It costs ten dollars. / The temperature went up ten degrees. /
Are 'ten dollars' and 'ten degrees' complements?
Yes / no. Technically, "10 dollars" is a predicate nominative. "10 degrees" is a direct object of the particle verb "went up".

Can anybody catch any errors in my reply? Verbs with prepositional phrase modifiers and phrasal verbs often get me confused. Embarassed
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