Clause Pattern: Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object

This pattern consists of a subjectSee the glossary definition , a ditransitiveSee the glossary definition verb, an indirect objectSee the glossary definition and a direct objectSee the glossary definition .

• Many towns and citiessubject have madeditransitive verb thisindirect object the ruledirect object. (O’Neill 2023)

• Today wesubject callditransitive verb itindirect object a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) direct object. (Messac 2018)

• But emperor penguins endure it, to giveditransitive verb their chicksindirect object the best start in life direct object. (Younger 2019)

• Isubject write to someone, or sendditransitive verb themindirect object a program direct object , and they would infallibly receive it when they next logged in. (Zobel 2014)

• When humans return to the Moon, theysubject will not findditransitive verb it indirect object a dead worlddirect object . (Gorman 2020)

• Often, manuscriptssubject can giveditransitive verb modern readers indirect object an idea of what particular people in the past wanted to readdirect object . (Farina 2022)

• Constant practice with spears and bowssubject madeditransitive verb them indirect object deadly fightersdirect object. (Longrich 2020)

 


Examples with nominal direct objects

• The location of these dotssubject tellsditransitive verb scientists indirect object how the atoms are arranged in the moleculedirect object.(Helms 2022)

• The mix of colors in beach sandsubject tellsditransitive verb you indirect object what kinds of rocks produced itdirect object. (Montgomery 2019)

• Some adultssubject may tellditransitive verb kid indirect object that drinking caffeine will stunt their growthdirect object. (Temple 2020)