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No. adverbs and adjectives are modifiers. They modify verbs (adverb) and nouns (adjective).
An indirect object could be made up of an adjective and a noun.
The dog brought his young master a stick.
In this sentence the direct object is stick. The indirect object is master the adjective young modifies the noun master.
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Is difficult an indirect object?
Difficult is an adjective, so no, it cannot be an indirect object. Indirect objects are nouns or pronouns that receive the direct object.
What is the word for the use of an adverb to modify an adjective that results in reiteration of the adjective?
When an adverb is used to modify an adjective alone (a noun does not follow the adjective), it's called an adjectival phrase.Example:The soup is very hot.the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective 'hot';the adjectival phrase is functioning as a predicate adjective (also called a subject complement) following the linking verb 'is'.When an adverb is used to modify the adjective that's describing the noun, it's called a noun phrase.Example: She's wearing a very pretty dress.the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective 'pretty';the adjectival phrase 'very pretty' describes the noun 'dress' forming the noun 'phrase';the noun phrase 'a very pretty dress' is functioning as the direct object of the verb 'wearing'.
Pamela was the star of the play. Identify star as a direct object or indirect object or predicate adjective or a predicate nominative?
indirect
Does this sentence have an indirect object you spent it immediately?
No. You-subject. Spent-verb. It-direct object. ly- adverb.
Did your teasing make Sidney upset is this question a predicate adjective?
yes yes it did :P u smart a**
Can an adverb modify an object pronoun?
No, an adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb only. Adjectives are the words that are used to describe pronouns.
Can you give you a sentence that the adverb modifies the object of the preposition?
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.The object of a preposition is a noun or a pronoun; an adverb can modify the object indirectly by modifying an adjective describing the object. Example:We made plans for a very busy day. (the preposition is for; the object of the preposition is day; the adjective busy describes the noun day; the adverb very modifies the adjective busy)
Can an indirect object be modified by an adverb?
Objects are usually nouns or noun phrases. Adverbs modify verbs. So no.
Is difficult an indirect object?
Difficult is an adjective, so no, it cannot be an indirect object. Indirect objects are nouns or pronouns that receive the direct object.
What doesn't an adverb do?
An adverb cannot join clauses as conjunctions do. It cannot be a subject or object as nouns are. It cannot form the predicate without a verb. Notably, an adverb can modify a verb,adjective, or adverb, but not a noun or pronoun.
What is the indirect object in the sentence you spent it immediately?
The indirect object in the sentence is "it." It is the recipient of the direct object "spent," which is an action being done to the indirect object.
What is the word for the use of an adverb to modify an adjective that results in reiteration of the adjective?
When an adverb is used to modify an adjective alone (a noun does not follow the adjective), it's called an adjectival phrase.Example:The soup is very hot.the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective 'hot';the adjectival phrase is functioning as a predicate adjective (also called a subject complement) following the linking verb 'is'.When an adverb is used to modify the adjective that's describing the noun, it's called a noun phrase.Example: She's wearing a very pretty dress.the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective 'pretty';the adjectival phrase 'very pretty' describes the noun 'dress' forming the noun 'phrase';the noun phrase 'a very pretty dress' is functioning as the direct object of the verb 'wearing'.
How do you use the word sojurn in a sentence?
It is a noun so can serve as subject, object, or indirect object; object of a verb or a verb phrase; object of an adjective; object of an adverb or an adverbial phrase. For forty years the children of Israel did sojurn in the wilderness.
Is his lawyer direct object indirect object or adverb?
"His lawyer" could be a direct object or indirect object, but it could not be an adverb. In "He called his lawyer", "his lawyer" is a direct object. In "He showed his lawyer the contract", "his lawyer" is an indirect object.
Pamela was the star of the play. Identify star as a direct object or indirect object or predicate adjective or a predicate nominative?
indirect
How do you use almost in a sentence with a plural noun?
The word 'almost' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.The adverb can modify a verb that has a plural noun as the subject or a verb that has a plural noun as an object:The cookies are almost ready. (subject of the sentence)The officer almost missed the suspects. (direct object)The adverb can modify an adjective that describes a plural noun: His workbench was littered with almost finished projects.They sell almost new items.The adverb can modify another adverb in a sentence that has a plural noun as the subject or a verb that has a plural noun as an object: The kids love almost every animated movie.My parents almost never go out.
Does this sentence have an indirect object you spent it immediately?
No. You-subject. Spent-verb. It-direct object. ly- adverb.
