Template:Consecutive nouns as multiple objects

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  • 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