A "prepositional phrase" may modify an object (adjective phrase) or a verb (adverbial phrase). Example : "The principal of the school was sitting in his office."
An eyepiece is an object that is usually put in the eye. :))
It usually connects one noun (the object) to another, or to a verb. The second noun (the object) may also be a pronoun, gerund, or noun clause. It modifies or specifies, functioning as an adjective or adverbial phrase. Prepositional phrases normally answer the questions where, when, how, or which one. Examples: -modifies noun- "The man in the suit" (which man?) -modifies verb- "The man went to town" (where did the man go?)
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."
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.
The verb does not have a direct object in the sentence, "She is insecure."
The nouns in the sentence are:mother's (possessive form, modifies 'business')business (subject of the sentence)two (attributive, modifies 'week')week (attributive, modifies 'vacation')vacation (object of the preposition 'on')
"We" is the subject. "Serve" is the predicate. "Only" modifies "serve." "Me" is the object. "In this room" modifies "me."
The prepositional phrase 'in black' modifies the noun 'woman'. The prepositional phrase 'at the woman in black' is the predicate object of the sentence.
The subject of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition in a sentence and is linked to the rest of the sentence by that preposition. It typically describes the relationship between the subject of the sentence and the object being referred to.
When did she get out of college? (She did get out of college when?)when - adverb, modifies the verb 'did get';did - auxiliary verb;she - personal pronoun, subject of the sentence;get - main verb;out - adverb, modifies the verb 'did get';of - preposition;college - noun, object of the preposition 'of'.
A possessive noun is a type of noun.A possessive noun modifies a noun that functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:Her mother's cookies are the best. (the possessive noun "mother's" modifies the subject of the sentence "cookies")The cookies that Sandra's mother made were the hit of the party. (the possessive noun "Sandra's" modifies the subject of the relative clause "mother")Have you tasted her mother's cookies? (the possessive noun "mother's" modifies the direct object of the verb "cookies")I will ask Sandra for her mother's recipe. (the possessive noun "mother's" modifies the object of the preposition "for", "recipe")
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)
The relationship between an object and some other word in a sentence can be indicated through a preposition or a linking verb. For example, in the sentence "The cat is on the table," the preposition "on" shows the relationship between the cat (object) and the table. In the sentence "She seems tired," the linking verb "seems" shows the relationship between she (object) and tired.
Object Complement
No, "country" is typically not used as a direct object in a sentence. Direct objects usually receive the action of the verb, and "country" is usually the subject or object of a preposition.
The nouns in a sentence are usually the subject of the subject and the object of the sentence or phrase. However a sentence may have no nouns at all. Example: You didn't give me any. In this example, the subject the object and the indirect object are all pronouns.In your question: Where might you likely find nouns in a sentence? The nouns in this sentence are the direct and indirect objects of the sentence.In the answer to the question: Nouns are usually the subject and object of the sentence or phrase. The nouns in this sentence are the subject, the direct object, and the indirect object of the sentence.
An eyepiece is an object that is usually put in the eye. :))