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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How is the underlined pronoun used in the sentence? Yesterday we told him some interesting facts about the planet Mars. A. object of preposition B. direct object C. indirect object D. subject

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the underlined pronoun

OpenStudy (anonymous):

him

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

close but no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no would you like me too tell you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is c indirect object because it is a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does that help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here is the meaning for direct objects a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jordanjamesbay your answer is C

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