he had to trade an object for the ice cream recipie
No, it is a direct object.
Ice cream cake is an object that looks like a cake but is made of ice cream. Go in a Ben & Jerry's ice cream store sometime and you will see several of them.
To put it simply, the simple subject is: Ice cream.
Cindy handed Lulu an ice cream.ice cream is the direct object. If we ask the question what was handed the answer is ice cream.Lulu is the indirect object. The indirect object is the one that can be turned round and expressed with to or for.Cindy handed an ice cream to Lulu.Sentences cannot have an indirect object without a direct object.
The noun 'ice cream' is an uncountable (mass) noun, a word for a substance. The plural form 'ice creams' is a word for 'types of' or 'kinds of' ice cream; for example, a menu of ice creams, a selection of ice creams, a variety of ice creams, etc.
cones?
A cone! Obviously.....
Ice cream cone
He eats ice cream - Does he eat ice cream? He ate the ice cream - Did he eat the ice cream? He is eating the ice cream - Is he eating the ice cream? He was eating ice cream - Was he eating ice cream? They have eaten the ice cream - Have they eaten the ice cream? He has eaten the ice cream - Has he eaten the ice cream? He had eaten the ice cream - Had he eaten the ice cream? He had been eating ice cream - Had he been eating ice cream? He will eat ice cream to morrow - Will he eat ice ream tomorrow? He is going to eat ice cream tomorrow - Is he going to eat ice cream tomorrow?
A complete sentence must have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing or the action taking place). It must also express a complete thought and be punctuated correctly.
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