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b7lake
Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 181
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: complement and objective |
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#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 Posts: 1767 Location: So. Cal
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: complement and objective |
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| 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.  |
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