Direct and Indirect objects in “I take my kids to school”
In the sentence
I take my kids to school.
I would be the subject and the verb would be take.
Now, as the verb take is acted upon the kids, I thought my kids was the direct object and the school would be the indirect object.
However, my professor said that the school is actually a direct object.
I'm wondering, do I have both the kids and the school as two separate direct objects?
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In the sentence
I take my kids to school.
I would be the subject and the verb would be take.
Now, as the verb take is acted upon the kids, I thought my kids was the direct object and the school would be the indirect object.
However, my professor said that the school is actually a direct object.
I'm wondering, do I have both the kids and the school as two separate direct objects?
objects direct-objects
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Your professor appears not to know what a direct object is. School is the object of the preposition to, but the term ‘direct object’ is not usually applied to prepositional objects.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
27 mins ago
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In the sentence
I take my kids to school.
I would be the subject and the verb would be take.
Now, as the verb take is acted upon the kids, I thought my kids was the direct object and the school would be the indirect object.
However, my professor said that the school is actually a direct object.
I'm wondering, do I have both the kids and the school as two separate direct objects?
objects direct-objects
asked 32 mins ago
Bob SmithBob Smith
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In the sentence
I take my kids to school.
I would be the subject and the verb would be take.
Now, as the verb take is acted upon the kids, I thought my kids was the direct object and the school would be the indirect object.
However, my professor said that the school is actually a direct object.
I'm wondering, do I have both the kids and the school as two separate direct objects?
objects direct-objects
objects direct-objects
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Your professor appears not to know what a direct object is. School is the object of the preposition to, but the term ‘direct object’ is not usually applied to prepositional objects.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
27 mins ago
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Your professor appears not to know what a direct object is. School is the object of the preposition to, but the term ‘direct object’ is not usually applied to prepositional objects.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
27 mins ago
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Your professor appears not to know what a direct object is. School is the object of the preposition to, but the term ‘direct object’ is not usually applied to prepositional objects.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
27 mins ago
Your professor appears not to know what a direct object is. School is the object of the preposition to, but the term ‘direct object’ is not usually applied to prepositional objects.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
27 mins ago
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Your professor appears not to know what a direct object is. School is the object of the preposition to, but the term ‘direct object’ is not usually applied to prepositional objects.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
27 mins ago