Question

Which pronoun best completes the sentence?
How is the pronoun used?


Did you tell Christine and __________ the good news?

A.
she; direct object

B.
her; direct object

C.
she; indirect object

D.
her; indirect object

I think it's B, am I correct?

Answer 1

Gosh, this one's kinda tricky. I'm can't decide between indirect and direct object. I'm sure the pronoun is her, though. :\

Answer 2

Let's go through the differences between direct objects and indirect objects.

\(\rm\color{lime}{Direct~Objects}\) are a noun or pronoun receiving the action, they do not depend on the indirect object, and they are preceded by the verb.

\(\rm\color{lime}{Indirect~Objects}\) are a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object, they depend on the direct object, and are usually preceded by prepositions.

Answer 3

So, to distinguish whether the word would be an indirect or direct object, we should figure out what precedes the word. Is it a verb or a preposition?

Answer 4

Verb?

Answer 5

A verb is an action. The action here is "tell."
Tell comes before our blank, so that's not correct.

Answer 6

Ok, I guess preposition then

Answer 7

Right, so which one is preceded by a preposition?

Answer 8

indirect object

Answer 9

That's correct.
Also, "her" is the correct term to use here, great work! :)

Answer 10

I have a question, why does it matter if the verb comes before or after? And where's the preposition? (Btw ty)

Answer 11

The verb must come after the direct object, as the verb is the action.
For example, if you were to place it after your indirect object, the sentence would not make sense:
"she tell the good news?"
Also, the preposition is what adds necessary details, in this case "the good news."

Answer 12

Does that make sense?

Answer 13

I thought prepositions were like, "in, on, under, over" or something like that.

Answer 14

Dream?

Answer 15

Those are prepositions, yes, but maybe this site will help to explain why "the good news" is a prepositional phrase:
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-preposition-definition-uses-examples.html

Answer 16

Ok, thank you!

Answer 17

Scroll down to "Roles of the Prepositions," as it covers prepositional phrases. :)

Answer 18

kk

Answer 19

And you're welcome! I'm glad I could help to clear things up. :)
Let me know if you have any questions or need some help with anything else!

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