Question Words & Indirect Questions . Module 1a . ثاني ثانوي الفصل الاول

Questions Words & Indirect Questions .

Examples .	We ask about .	Questions words .
Who are you talking to ?	People	1- Who
What are you eating ?	Things	2- What
Where are you from ?	Place	3-Where
When does he leave ?	Time	4-When
Why do you say that ?	Reason	5- Why
Which color do you want ?	People or Things	6- Which
How does this work ?	Explanation	7- How

Verbs with two Objects .

1. Some verbs have two objects –an indirect object and a direct object:

Subject	Verb	Indirect object	Direct object
My wife	sent	me	an email
He	brought	his mother	some flowers
He	cooked	all his friends	a delicious meal

These clauses have the structure: V + N (indirect object) + N (direct object)

2. We can use a prepositional phrase with to or for with an indirect object:

Subject	Verb	Direct object	Prepositional phrase
My wife	sent	an email	to me
He	brought	some flowers	for his mother
He	cooked	a delicious meal	for all his friends.

These clauses have the structure : V + N (direct object) + Prepositional phrase (indirect object)

3. Common verbs with for and an indirect object are :

Book , buy , get , cook , keep , bring , make , pour , save , find .

They booked a table for me at the restaurant.
We made toys for all the children.

4. Common verbs with to and an indirect object are :

Give , lend , offer , pass , post , read , sell , send , show , promise , tell .

He gave his programme to the man sitting next to him.
They sent Christmas cards to all their customers.

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