ratification of a constitutional amendment.
Ratification of the 17th amendment, concerning the election of the U.S. senators.
Passive voice can be used in both direct and indirect ways. In the direct form, the focus is on the object that receives the action, while the indirect form places emphasis on the action itself or the person performing the action.
In a sentence, a direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the action indirectly.
In a sentence, a direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the action indirectly.
In a sentence, a direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the action indirectly.
The United States Constitution sets the number of Senators for each state at two. Originally, each state selected its senators by action of their respective legislatures. This was changed by the 17th Amendment to the Constitution passed in 1913 creating the direct election of senators in each state. The movement to change came from the progressives of the time and a number of changes in American political life can be traced to that period.
An indirect object can be modified by adverbs or prepositional phrases to provide additional information about the action being performed on the indirect object.
Indirect Action is a technique Anton Chekhov was most famous for. It involves action important to the play's plot occurring off-stage, not on. Instead of seeing such action happen, the audience learns about it by watching characters react to it onstage.
In a sentence, a direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the action indirectly.
A direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the action indirectly and usually answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done.
When using "hadn't" in indirect speech, it signifies that the action did not happen in the past before the reported speech. It is used to show a negative past action that was not completed before the moment being talked about in indirect speech.
A by-purpose is an indirect or incidental purpose for an object or an action.