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D.O. is what or whom
I.O. is to whom or for whom
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What answers what and whom?
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.)
What four questions do indirect objects answer?
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.
What is the direct and indirect object in The dog ate the food?
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.)
What is the direct object and indirect object in this sentence she gave the museum a rare sculpture?
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?"
What is direct object pronouns?
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.
Would the direct object answer what and 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')
What answers what and whom?
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.)
What are the function of the noun in the nominative and objective?
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION OF NOUNS Direct Object -answers the question what/whom Indirect Object -tells for whom/to whom -after the verb but before the direct object Object of the Preposition -after a preposition Example: Guiana gave Liana chocolates inside the classroom. chocolates -direct object Liana -indirect object Classroom -object of the preposition
What is the function of direct object?
The direct object usually describes someone or something to which or for whom the action of the verb is done.
What four questions do indirect objects answer?
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.
What is the direct and indirect object in The dog ate the food?
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.)
What is the direct object and indirect object in this sentence she gave the museum a rare sculpture?
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?"
Is what or whom a direct object?
The word 'what' is a pronoun, an adverb, or an adjective.The pronoun 'what' can function as a direct object.Example: You found what in the shed? (direct object of the verb 'found')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).Examples:With whom did you go to the movie? (interrogative pronoun, object of the preposition 'with')The friend for whom I made the cake is having a birthday. (relative pronoun, object of the preposition 'for')
What is direct object pronouns?
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.
What is the direct object in the sentence mother will drive kim to her swimming lessons?
Kim is the direct object, answering the question "Whom will Mother drive?"
What is the direct object of this sentence People study maps of the park?
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.
Is an indirect object a noun?
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.
