THE OBJECT

The object is a secondary part of the sentence which completes the meaning of a verb. It can be expressed by a noun in the common case, a pronoun (a personal in the objective case, possessive, defining, reflexive, demonstrative, indefinite), a substantivized adjective or participle, etc.

There are three kinds of objects:

1. The direct object;

2. The indirect object;

3. The prepositional object.

1. The direct object is used after transitive verbs with which it is closely connected. It is used without any preposition. If there is only one object in the sentence, it is usually direct.

# I moved my head negatively.

# I asked him his name.

2. The indirect object can be of two types.

The first type expresses the addressee of the action. It is used after transitive verbs and the indirect object comes before the direct object. No preposition is used in this case.

# She gave him an interesting book.

# She sent them a telegram.

The second type of indirect object is used with the prepositions to and for.

# Give it to me.

# She can do it for you.

MIND! The following verbs are used with the preposition «to» all the time: to explain, to dictate, to suggest, to relate, to announce, to ascribe, to attribute, to communicate, to introduce, to submit, to repeat, to interpret, to point out.

# I shall dictate to you a letter.

# I shall dictate a letter to you.

3. The prepositional object.

# Tell me about it.

MIND!

The direct object and the indirect prepositional object may be simple and complex.

# I like this work.

# I like to watch people working.

1. State the type of the object in each sentence:

1. One day Pooh Bear had nothing to do.

2. I’ll put a muffler round my neck, and then I’ll go to see Eeyore and sing the song to him.

3. He looked at his clock.

4. Christopher Robin began to explain the sad story Of Eeyore’s Lost House to Piglet and Pooh.

5. Eeyore lived a lonely long life.

6. I think I can do it for you, Eeyore.

7. Christopher Robin went back to lunch with his friends.

8. On the way they told him of their awful mistake.

2. State the type of the object in each sentence:

1. I saw a film yesterday.

2. The sailor was quickly joined by his companions.

3. I meet him very often.

4. I know them all. I’ve always lived here.

5. I don’t want to buy two notebooks. I need only one.

6. He had seen two of Mikhalkov’s movies.

7. We plan to go to the country on Sunday.

8. «I should like to see his room,» said Miss Carter.

3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:

1. Мама хочет, чтобы ты приехал к нам погостить на следующей неделе.

2. Он хочет, чтобы книгу вернули завтра.

3. Никто не ожидал его прихода.

4. Он видел, как он вошел в сад.

5. Я не слышал, как звенел замок.

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