Attribute of the object
January 4th, 2012 in Improve English
The object is always a noun or its equivalent.
He built a house. (Here the object is a noun.)
I love him. (Here the object is a pronoun.)
We should help the needy. (Here the object is an adjective used as a noun.)
She tried to escape. (Here the object is a to-infinitive.)
She loves dancing. (Here the object is a gerund.)
The object may also have attributes like the subject.
The attribute of an object can be an article, an adjective, a possessive adjective, a noun in the possessive case, an emphatic pronoun, a participle, an adjective phrase or a to-infinitive.
He shot the tiger. (Here the attribute of the object is the article the.)
I saw a snake. (Here the attribute of the object is the article a.)
I looked at the boy’s face. (Here the attribute is a noun in the possessive case.)
We accepted their offer. (Here the attribute is a possessive adjective.)
She married James, my cousin. (Here the attribute is a noun in apposition.)
I met the manager himself. (Here the attribute is an emphatic pronoun.)
I heard him shouting. (Here the attribute is a participle.)
I saw a man bent with age. (Here the attribute is an adjective phrase.)
I have much work to do. (Here the attribute is a to-infinitive.)