Objective Case
Posted by Steven Boaze on 12 January, 2009
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1. Direct object.
2. Object of the preposition.
3. Indirect object.
a) I don’t object – answers the question what? After an active verb (she swam the channel), (he gave it to him).
Indirect object tells to whom, or for whom something is done. Remember, you must have a direct object before you can have an indirect object.
a) She gave ‘to’ him the cake.
b) He bought ‘for’ her the present.
Object of the preposition or prepositional phrase consists of two things; a preposition and its object.
a) He gave the purse to her.
b. The book was written by him.
c. It was given to her for him.
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