Asked by Recheal
What is the direct object in these sentence? Can you check them please
1. This article gives interesting facts about libraries. Is it libraries?
2. In the Untied States, we now have thousands of libraries. Is it Untied States?
3. Fire destroyed all of these libraries. Is it fire?
4. Readers borrow millions of books from them every year. Is it readers?
5. The Roman emperor Augustus founded two Punic libraries. It is Augustus?
1. This article gives interesting facts about libraries. Is it libraries?
2. In the Untied States, we now have thousands of libraries. Is it Untied States?
3. Fire destroyed all of these libraries. Is it fire?
4. Readers borrow millions of books from them every year. Is it readers?
5. The Roman emperor Augustus founded two Punic libraries. It is Augustus?
Answers
Answered by
Ms. Sue
None of those is correct.
A direct object receives the action of the verb. It answers who or what after a verb and is never in a prepositional phrase.
It's easiest to find the parts of a sentence if you put parentheses around prepositional phrases.
1. This article gives interesting facts (about libraries)
article gives _________
2. (In the Untied States,) we now have thousands (of libraries.)
we have _________________
Study these sites and then try the others.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prepositions-list.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/directobject.htm
A direct object receives the action of the verb. It answers who or what after a verb and is never in a prepositional phrase.
It's easiest to find the parts of a sentence if you put parentheses around prepositional phrases.
1. This article gives interesting facts (about libraries)
article gives _________
2. (In the Untied States,) we now have thousands (of libraries.)
we have _________________
Study these sites and then try the others.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prepositions-list.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/directobject.htm
Answered by
Recheal
Is 3,4, and 5 right?
Answered by
Ms. Sue
NO!
I already told you that none of those is correct!
I already told you that none of those is correct!
Answered by
Recheal
1. Facts
2. Libraries
3 destroyed
4. Millions
5. Roman.
2. Libraries
3 destroyed
4. Millions
5. Roman.
Answered by
Ms. Sue
1 and 4 are right
Answered by
Recheal
2. Thousands
3. Libraries
.5. Emperor
3. Libraries
.5. Emperor
Answered by
Recheal
5. Libraries
Answered by
Recheal
I thought 4 was books. Why is it millions
Answered by
Ms. Sue
2 and 5 (libraries) are right.
3. is wrong.
The direct object in 4 can't be books because it's in a prepositional phrase.
3. is wrong.
The direct object in 4 can't be books because it's in a prepositional phrase.
Answered by
Recheal
Why isn't 2 city and 3 not library. Cause it's a prepositional phrase?
Answered by
Ms. Sue
city?
3. Fire destroyed all (of these libraries).
As you can see, only one word can be the direct object.
3. Fire destroyed all (of these libraries).
As you can see, only one word can be the direct object.
Answered by
Recheal
So 3 is library
Answered by
Ms. Sue
NO.
Answered by
Mr. White
3 is all.
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