Hi, my dear friends!Today, I read this below sentence in Grammar Quiz on English Club, but I cannot understand what the sentence wants to say:The main verb and the direct object are not normally separated.The answer of the question was "True", not false.Why is the sentence true?Thanks in advance,
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In addition, as I know direct object is, the object that is near its verb.
Write me a message, "Me" is near its verb. So, "Me" should be direct object.
Thanks so much,
Dear Danny!
Thank you very much.
I got my answer well.
So, we use direct object after a verb (or a predicate).
Two questions, please:
You have said that "Me/Him" are indirect objects in your above sentences.
As I know "Nouns", "Pronouns" and "Noun Clauses" can be direct object and object for prepositions are indirect object.
For example:
He is writing a letter to me.
A letter = direct object
To me = indirect object or object for preposition.
Now, here are my questions:
1- Am I incorrect or not?
2- How can we know direct object and indirect object?
Best wishes,
Dear Bijan! In such a situation you shouldn't say FORGIVE ME. It is too much. You haven't done anything bad to beg forgiveness. You sould say "Sorry for..." or "Excuse my disturbing...", OK? Bijan said:
Dear Bijan! Sure, I have found the sentence, but I expected to find some grammar explanations. So, it is just a quiz! Well, this statement is very doubtful for me as we usually place an indirect object just after a predicate (the "main verb" in that sentence). I think this statement means the following: if a direct object is the first, there should not be anything else between it and a predicate. Let me explain what I mean using some easy examples.
I am writing a letter to my friend.
Here "am writing" is the predicate, "a letter" is the direct object, "my friend" is the indirect object. Of course, we can't insert any word between WRITING and A LETTER.
Will you mail this parcel to my friend, please?
Again, WILL MAIL is the predicate, PARCEL is the direct object. And, again, we can't insert any word between them.
On the other hand, if both objects are simple (i.e, one word), we usually use them in the opposite order:
Write me a message.
Sent him this parcel.
In both sentences ME/HIM are indirect objects and such word order is more common.
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Dear Bijan! Let me answer some later, OK?
Write me a message, "Me" is near its verb. So, "Me" should be direct object.
Thanks so much,
Thanks a lot for correcting my writing.
Sorry for disturbing you.
Best wishes,
Thank you very much.
I got my answer well.
So, we use direct object after a verb (or a predicate).
Two questions, please:
You have said that "Me/Him" are indirect objects in your above sentences.
As I know "Nouns", "Pronouns" and "Noun Clauses" can be direct object and object for prepositions are indirect object.
For example:
He is writing a letter to me.
A letter = direct object
To me = indirect object or object for preposition.
Now, here are my questions:
1- Am I incorrect or not?
2- How can we know direct object and indirect object?
Best wishes,
Dear Bijan! In such a situation you shouldn't say FORGIVE ME. It is too much. You haven't done anything bad to beg forgiveness. You sould say "Sorry for..." or "Excuse my disturbing...", OK?
Bijan said:
Dear Bijan! Sure, I have found the sentence, but I expected to find some grammar explanations. So, it is just a quiz! Well, this statement is very doubtful for me as we usually place an indirect object just after a predicate (the "main verb" in that sentence). I think this statement means the following: if a direct object is the first, there should not be anything else between it and a predicate. Let me explain what I mean using some easy examples.
I am writing a letter to my friend.
Here "am writing" is the predicate, "a letter" is the direct object, "my friend" is the indirect object. Of course, we can't insert any word between WRITING and A LETTER.
Will you mail this parcel to my friend, please?
Again, WILL MAIL is the predicate, PARCEL is the direct object. And, again, we can't insert any word between them.
On the other hand, if both objects are simple (i.e, one word), we usually use them in the opposite order:
Write me a message.
Sent him this parcel.
In both sentences ME/HIM are indirect objects and such word order is more common.
My question is about this sentence.
Thanks in advance,
First, forgive me for disturbing you and Tanya.
Second, here is the link:
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/grammar-3-true-or-false.htm
I hope to be correct my link and you can read the sentence there.
Best wishes,
Please, give me the link