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 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