Template:Consecutive nouns as multiple objects
- nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb
- ex.: "The pitcher threw the catcher a hardball"
- S: pitcher V: threw O: catcher O hardball
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
- Correct answer C) = S: employers V: offer O: workers O: opportunities
- elimination
- B) and D) the noun "opportunities" cannot possess the preposition "for"
- A) "workers'" is incorrect object