The word 'what' is a pronoun, an adverb, or an adjective.
The pronoun 'what' can function as a direct object.
The pronoun 'whom' is an objective form but most often functions as the object of a preposition.
The pronoun 'whom' is an interrogative pronoun (introduces a question) and a relative pronoun (introduces a relative clause).
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"Whom" is a pronoun used as the direct object in a sentence, while "what" is a pronoun typically used as the direct object of a verb.
The function of a direct object is to receive the action of the verb in a sentence. It answers the question "what" or "whom" the subject is acting upon. The direct object typically follows the verb in a sentence.
Yes, the direct object of a verb can answer 'what' or 'whom'; a direct object can also answer 'where'.Examples:Myron ate an apple. (ate 'what')We met Myrna at the mall. (met 'whom')Mya visited London on her class trip. (visited 'where')
A direct object directly receives the action of the verb, while an indirect object is affected by the action indirectly. To identify the direct object, ask "what?" or "whom?" after the verb. To identify the indirect object, ask "to whom?" or "for whom?" after the verb.
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb in a sentence. To find the direct object, you can ask the question "verb + what?" or "verb + whom?" to identify what or whom is being acted upon in the sentence.
In the sentence, the direct object is the word that receives the action of the verb. It typically answers the question "what" or "whom."
D.O. is what or whom I.O. is to whom or for whom
Yes, the direct object of a verb can answer 'what' or 'whom'; a direct object can also answer 'where'.Examples:Myron ate an apple. (ate 'what')We met Myrna at the mall. (met 'whom')Mya visited London on her class trip. (visited 'where')
The answer to "what" must be a noun or a pronoun that refers to things. It could be the subject or direct object of the sentence. Ex. What ingredient is needed for the cookies? Sugar is needed. (Subject.) What is he buying? He is buying a car. (direct object.) For whom, the answer is going to be a person or people, and it will be the direct object of the sentence. (The answer for who would be the subject.) Ex. Whom are you taking to the dance? (Notice how you is the subject.) I am taking Bruno. (Bruno is the direct object of the sentence. (For who-- Who is taking Bruno to the dance? Bruno is still the direct object. I am taking Bruno. I is the subject.)
In the nominative case, the function of the noun is to serve as the subject of the sentence, performing the action of the verb. In the objective case, the noun functions as the direct object, receiving the action of the verb.
The function of a direct object is to receive the action of the verb in a sentence. It answers the question "what" or "whom" the subject is acting upon. The direct object typically follows the verb in a sentence.
An indirect object doesn't ask, an indirect object tellswho or what gets the direct object. Example:Let's buy some flowers. What will we buy? Flowers, the direct object of the verb buy.Let's buy mom some flowers. What will we buy? Flowers, the direct object. And, who gets the direct object (flowers)? Mom gets the flowers; mom is the indirect object.An indirect object can follow the verb, coming before the direct object; or the indirect object can be the object of a preposition: Let's buy some flowers for mom.
Food is the direct object. This sentence does not have an indirect object. The D.O. answers the question "the dog ate what?" An indirect object would answer the question "for whom / to whom / for what?" as in "I gave the dog a bone." I gave what? A bone (D.O.) I gave the bone to whom? The dog (I.O.)
The direct object is sculpture--the answer to "What did she give the museum?"The indirect object is museum--the answer to "To whom did she give the sculpture?"
Object pronouns are the pronouns that can only be used as the direct object or an indirect object of a sentence or phrase. The direct object pronouns are pronouns that are being used as the direct object of a sentence.The object pronouns are me, him, her, us, them, whom, whomever.There are some pronouns that can be subject or object pronouns; they are you, it, which, that, what, everybody.
Kim is the direct object, answering the question "Whom will Mother drive?"
A direct object is the someone or something that receives the action of the verb. Identify the verb and ask "What?" or "Whom?" to determine the direct object. "study" is the verb in that sentence. What was studied? "maps" is the direct object.
Yes, an indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object of a verb. It answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is being done.