大学英语语法2——宾语补语Unit2ObjectandcomplementThecomplementofanactionverbiscalledanobject.Subjectisthedoeroftheaction,andtheobjectisthereceiveroftheaction.Theoldmancaughtabigfish.Herhusbandfrequentlybeather.Myuncleeventuallygaveupsmoking.Sometimesactionverbshavetwodifferentobjects:directobjectandindirectobject.Directobjectisthereceiveroftheactionwhileanindirectobjectisthereceiverofthedirectobject.Forinstance：Harryboughthissonanewschool-bag.Usually,apreposition“to”or“for”canbeputinfrontoftheindirectobject.Forexample,1.Theoldmanlefthisdaughteralargehouse.(Theoldmanleftalargehouseforhisdaughter.)2.Jimpresentedhisgirlfriendabunchofflowers.(Jimpresentedabunchofflowerstohisgirlfriend.)Adverbialsindicatestime,place,manner,andreasons.Theyanswerquestionssuchaswhen,where,howandwhy.Adverbialscanbeadverbs,prepositionalphrases,oradverbialclauses.Asarule,alongadverbialareplacedattheendofasentence,whileshortadverbialsareflexibletolocate:atthebeginning,inthemiddleorattheendmaybeallright.Forinstance1.Thetrainwillarrivenextmorning.2.Hecarefullydrovehiscartothestation.3.Verysoon,sheknewthefullstory.Exercises1:Combinethesentencesineachsetintoasingleclearsentence.Omitwordsthatareneedlesslyrepeated,butdon'tleaveoutanyimportantdetails.Keepinmindthatmanycombinationsarepossible,andthere'snosinglecorrectone.Wehavemovedintoahouse.WedidthatrecentlyThehousewasnew.Ithadsingle-storied.Wehavemovedintoanewsingle-storiedhouserecently.4.Itoccurredashortwhileago.Mybrotherhelpedme.Wecarriedabookcaseupthestairs.Thebookcasewasveryheavy.Ashortwhileago,mybrotherhelpedmecarryaveryheavybookcaseupthestairs.5.Thefiremenhaveputoutaforestfire.Thefiremendidthatatlast.Thefirewasbig.ThefirebrokeoutinCalifornia.AtlastthefiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.大家有疑问的，可以询问和交流BasicsentencestructuresStructure3:S-P-OTheverbactingasapredicateintheS-P-Osentencestructureisatransitiveverb,whichmaytakeadirectobjectorbothadirectobjectandanindirectobject.Povertytriesfriends.TheLiberianhandedmeaSpanishdiction