Question
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
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
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Is 3,4, and 5 right?
Ms. Sue
NO!
I already told you that none of those is correct!
I already told you that none of those is correct!
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1. Facts
2. Libraries
3 destroyed
4. Millions
5. Roman.
2. Libraries
3 destroyed
4. Millions
5. Roman.
Ms. Sue
1 and 4 are right
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2. Thousands
3. Libraries
.5. Emperor
3. Libraries
.5. Emperor
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5. Libraries
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I thought 4 was books. Why is it millions
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.
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Why isn't 2 city and 3 not library. Cause it's a prepositional phrase?
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.
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So 3 is library
Ms. Sue
NO.
Mr. White
3 is all.