When a definite noun or one taken as already known is the direct object of the sentence, a pronoun in the objective case that repeats this information must also be inserted in the verb phrase; e.g., i-a dhashë librin atij is literally "him-it I-gave the-book to-him," which in standard English would be "I gave the book to him".
Sometimes they have been the direct object of hunters of feathers and eggs.
"Bestow" is a transitive verb; the thing given is the direct object.
But we mistakenly treat it as though it's the direct object of "reported".
Rejecting the notion that ideas are the direct object of the mind's awareness, Reid substituted a view of perception in which sensations "suggest" material objects.
But if we must do it, remember, the expression is "till death do US part" — "us" is the direct object, not the subject.
Here, it is the name, not Henry himself, that is the direct object of predication.
However, Huang (1988, 1992) never explicitly says that Zhangsan in 40 is the direct object of zui.
In any case, Huang's analysis of 40 as 41 does not provide any support or evidence for a claim that Zhangsan in 40 is the direct object of zui or a claim that wo in 39a is the direct object of chang.
As shown in (31) and (32), the double-object construction involves the form, V Obj1 Obj2, where the 'one'-phrase in the position of Obj2 is the direct object of the verb.
