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* nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb | * nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb | ||
* ex.: "The pitcher threw the catcher a hardball" | * ex.: "The pitcher threw the catcher a hardball pitch" | ||
** S: pitcher V: threw O: catcher O hardball | ** S: pitcher V: threw O: catcher O hardball O pitch | ||
Click expand for an example of multiple nouns as objects from [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf CB Writing practice test 10, question 36]]: | Click expand for an example of multiple nouns as objects from [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf CB Writing practice test 10, question 36]]: | ||
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D) worker’s opportunity’s | D) worker’s opportunity’s | ||
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** x A) "workers'" is incorrect object | |||
** x B) and x D) the noun "opportunities" cannot possess the preposition "for" | |||
* Correct answer C) = S: employers V: offer O: workers O: opportunities | * Correct answer C) = S: employers V: offer O: workers O: opportunities | ||
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Revision as of 16:32, 24 April 2021
- nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb
- ex.: "The pitcher threw the catcher a hardball pitch"
- S: pitcher V: threw O: catcher O hardball O pitch
Click expand for an example of multiple nouns as objects from [CB Writing practice test 10, question 36]:
Tuition-reimbursement programs signal that employers offer their [36] [workers’ opportunities] for personal and professional development. A) worker's opportunities [NO CHANGE] B) workers opportunities’ C) workers opportunities D) worker’s opportunity’s
- elimination
- x A) "workers'" is incorrect object
- x B) and x D) the noun "opportunities" cannot possess the preposition "for"
- Correct answer C) = S: employers V: offer O: workers O: opportunities