For people who know their grammer real well?

Question

Ok so...Appearantly I suck real bad at grammar...so i was wondering if somebody could help me figure this out...
Choices: OCN OCA RO RIO AN AP PA PN PPN DO IO
Okay..If anybody knows what these are...Can you help me with the sentences?
1.Major Rogers was given a vote of confidence by him men.
What is vote in that sentence?
2.His men gave Major Rogers a vote of confidence.
What is Major Rogers and vote in that sentence?

I've got all the meaning to these words but it still doesnt help me any so if anybody could help me please.

Answer 1

I can help, hang on.

OK.

"vote" in the first sentence is the direct object (DO). Anytime an item has a verb "happen" to it, it is the direct object ("was given" = verb, "vote" = Direct object - NOTE: in this instance, the actual direct object would probably be "vote of confidence," as it is a "one-thought" word). From website: http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/directobject.htm comes:

Direct objects are nouns, pronouns, phrases, and clauses that follow transitive verbs [a type of action verb]. If you can identify the subject and verb in a sentence, then finding the direct object--if one exists--is easy. Just remember this simple formula:

Subject + verb + what? [sometimes who?] = the direct object

HERE SUBJECT [MAJOR ROGERS] + VERB [WAS GIVEN] = DIRECT OBJECT [VOTE OF CONFIDENCE]

I believe Major Rogers in the 2nd sentence would be the indirect object. If you re-worded the sentence, it would be "The men gave a vote of confidence to Major Rogers." The preposition is implied - soooo, I guess it would be a prepositional phrase acting as an indirect object. Vote would again be the direct object.

Hope this helps - been a long time since I've dissected a sentence.

Answer 2

1. vote (of confidence) is the object because its the thing that was "on the other side" the verb, which "given" I believe it is correct that Major Rogers is the subject even though "was given" would lead you to think Major Rogers might be the object.

2. I don't know what your choices are there; but I'll point out that Major Rogers must be a type of object because "gave" implies "gave to", which would mean Major Rogers follows the preposition. "Vote" must be some type of object because it is what was given.


Below in some information on prepositions etc that I copied. Sorry - I was once a grammar wiz but seem to have forgotten more than I realized I had. Hope some of my comments get you at least headed in a right direction.


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Prepositions

Prepositions are small words such as "with" and "into" that themselves are difficult to define in words. Suffice it to say that prepositions create a relationship between other words in a sentence by linking phrases to the rest of the sentence.

Prepositions can be found virtually anywhere in the sentence.

A list of common prepositions:

above
across
after*
against
among
around
at
before*
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
by
down
during
except
for
from
in
inside
into
like
near
of
off
on
out
outside
over
since
through
throughout
to
toward
under
until*
up
upon
with
without
according to
because of
by way of
in addition to
in front of
in place of
in regard to
in spite of
instead of
on account of
out of

* These prepositions can also acts as subordinating conjunctions

Prepositions are ALWAYS followed by a noun called objects of the prepostion.

[In the following examples, the object of the preposition is bold and the preposition is underlined.]

* From the beginning of the storm, Dorothy was sure she would make it home.
o BEGINNING is the object of the preposition FROM and STORM is the object of the preposition OF.

* For many in the class, math proved to be the most challenging subject.
o You can find the object of the preposition by asking the question what about the preposition. e.g. For what? MANY. In what? CLASS.

* Until sunrise, the SWAT team will hide in the marsh.
o The preposition UNTIL serves to connect its object (SUNRISE) with the main clause. The preposition IN connects its object MARSH to the verb, making the whole phrase part of the complete predicate.

* The fuzzy, red cat on the fence wanders among the houses.
o FENCE acts as the object of the preposition ON. The whole phrase acts as part of the complete subject. HOUSES is the object of the preposition AMONG. The whole phrase acts as part of the complete predicate.

When a pronoun acts as an object of the preposition, it must take the objective case.

[In the following examples, the object of the preposition is bold and the preposition is underlined.]

* Bill was more that a little irritated when the water balloon fell on him.
o HIM acts as the object of the preposition ON. It is incorrect to write fell on HE.

* Theo gave a dollar to Stephen and me to go to the store.
o Both STEPHEN and ME act as the object of the preposition TO. It would be incorrect to write TO STEPHEN AND I.

* It seems like a waste of time for you and me to drive to Portland for the game.
o Both YOU and ME act as the object of the preposition

Answer 3

J Love is absolutely correct.

The second sentence will survive without Major Rogers. i.e. His men gave a vote of confidence. (but Major Rogers would have been identified earlier) so he is not the Object.

If the sentence is with or without Major Rogers, "vote" is the Object of the Sentence.

Answer 4

In both sentences, "men" is the subject, "vote" is the direct object and "Major Rogers" is the indirect object. Sentence #1 is harder to analyze because it uses the passive voice. Sentence #2 is easy to analyze because it uses the active voice. The link below, from Purdue University, explains the active and passive voices, and gives good examples.

Answer 5

WOW! I'm glad I don't go to school anymore. I was an English Major in High School & Jr. College & I have no friggin' idea what you are talking about~! Is everything abbreviated these days? No wonder you are confused. This is a prime example of how education needs to be reformed. I feel like such a dufus!!! Hint: The word VOTE is an ACTION word.

Answer 6

Major Rogers was the person being discussed and a vote of confidence simple means that all or a majority of his men approved of what he was doing

Answer 7

1. Direct object of the verb was given-- answers what to the verb

2.Vote is the same here-- Direct Object to the verb gave
Mr. Rogers is the Indirect Object of the verb gave as it answers to whom or to what the Direct Object is "given" in this case.

This is the absolute correct answer and please don't listen to all the other retarded answers people give to grammar questions.


Sigh, VOTE IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF EITHER SENTENCE!!!!!

Answer 8

vote = subject in first sentence ("a vote was given...")
vote = direct object in second sentence, because it is receiving the action of the verb.
major rogers= indirect object in second sentence, because the verb is not acting directly upon him

Answer 9

Sorry, I suck at grammer really bad to so I can't help you. but Good Luck!!

Answer 10

You need an apostrophe between the n and the t in "doesn't."