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Yes, in a way. Gerunds are verb forms that function as nouns. For example "The law refers to smoking in public."

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No, the object of a preposition is typically a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that comes after the preposition and functions as a noun in the sentence. Verbs cannot serve as objects of prepositions.

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Is did a prepositioin?

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What verb has a direct object?

A verb with a direct object is a transitive verb. It requires an object to complete its meaning in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "I ate the apple," the verb "ate" is transitive, and "apple" is the direct object of the verb.


What is a ditransitive verb?

A ditransitive verb is a verb that can take both a direct object and an indirect object. For example, in the sentence "She gave me a book," "gave" is a ditransitive verb with "me" as the indirect object and "book" as the direct object.


How is called the verb if an action verb takes a direct object?

The verb is called a transitive verb if it takes a direct object.The verb is called an intransitive verb if it has no direct object or only an indirect object.


What does an action verb have to do with pronouns?

A pronoun can be the subject of a verb or the object and indirect object of a verb. Example: Subject: He brought his lunch today. (the pronoun he is the subject of the verb brought) Object: Mom brought me today. (the pronoun me is the object of the verb brought) Indirect object: He brought her some flowers. (the pronoun her is the indirect object of the verb brought)


What are the three types of objective?

An object pronoun can be: the direct object of a verb; the indirect object of a verb; the object of a preposition


Can a direct object be before the verb?

no a direct object will always be after the verb.


What is the meaning of the phrase 'object of the verb'?

"The part of speech that receives the action of the main verb"is what the phrase "object of the verb" means. In a subject-verb-object sentence, someone does something.


Is the sentence The distant rainbow was spectacular have a transitive verb or a intransitive verb?

A transitive verb has a direct object (receiver of the action), while an intransitive verb has no direct object. The verb "to be" is intransitive. In the sentence "The distant rainbow was spectacular," there is no object or receiver of the action (verb) "was." The adjective "spectacular" modifies the verb "was."


What is a verb's direct object?

The direct object of a sentence takes the action of the verb.


Is transitive a verb?

The word "transitive" is not a verb, it's an adjective. A transitive verb is an action verb that has a direct object.


What part of speech is the word object?

The word "object" can be both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a thing that can be seen or touched. As a verb, it means to express opposition or disagreement.