indirect, direct, or predicate nominative
A direct object is what you get when you ask the subject what. For example:
I got a dog. I is the subject. I got what? I got a dog.
I wrecked the car. I is subject. I wrecked what?
I wrecked the car. Car is the object.
She donated cash. She is the subject.
She donated what? She donated cash. Cash is the object.
(Not all sentences have a direct object.)
In order to have an indirect object, you must have a sentence with a direct object. You can ask the direct object (to whom) to find the indirect object.
She donated cash to St. Jude Hospital. She donated cash to whom? to St Jude Hospital. St Jude Hospital is the Indirect object.
A predicate nominative restates the subject. Nominative means name--it renames the subject. It is similar to an object only it renames the subject.
Tiger Woods was the leader. Leader is a predicate nominative.
Dehydration becomes the summer's greatest threat. Threat is a predicate nominative that restates dehydration.
2007-03-24 04:10:51
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answer #1
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answered by maî 6
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you mean a sentence with an indirect object, another with a direct object, and the last one with a predicate nominative?
indirect object (every indirect object there is a direct object)--Sue typed me a letter. (Sue is the subject. typed is the verb. me is the indirect object. letter is the direct object. a is an adjective.)
direct object--Bob delivered the box of pizza to me. (Bob is the subject. delivered is the verb. the is an adjective. box is the direct object. of pizza and to me are prepositional phrases.)
predicate nominative--my tutor is also a great cook. (my, a, and great are adjectives. tutor is the subject. is is the verb. also is an adverb. cook is the predicate nominative.)
hope i simplified it for you and explained what you wanted to know :D
2007-03-20 15:46:59
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answer #2
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answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6
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The sentence is a simple question and does not qualify as a clause. To be a noun clause, it has to go this way: 1. "Do you know who authorized this program?" where "who authorized this program" is a legitimate noun clause functioning as a direct object of the verb "know". 2. "What he said is not true". This time "What he said" is also a noun clause functioning as the subject of the predicate compliment "not true" joined by the linking verb "is".
2016-03-29 09:40:18
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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