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GST 111 Likely Exam Questions GST 111 Objective Question

Question

In the sentence "We bought John a guitar", the phrase " a guitar" functions as ________ ?
Options
A Object complement
B Subject complement
C Indirect object
D Direct object
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

"A guitar" is the entity directly receiving the action (it is what was bought). "John" is the indirect object because he is the beneficiary of the action.

Hint

What was bought? That is the thing directly receiving the action of the verb.

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