Template:Consecutive nouns as multiple objects: Difference between revisions

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nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb
ex.: "The pitcher threw the catcher a hardball pitch"
- S: pitcher V: threw O: catcher (noun), hardball (noun) and pitch (noun)

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

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 * 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
+** S: pitcher  V: threw O: catcher (noun), hardball (noun) and pitch (noun)
-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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 <pre>Tuition-reimbursement programs signal that employers offer their [36] [workers’ opportunities] for personal and professional development.