Direct Objects
In
English grammar, direct objects follow intransitive verbs. Direct objects
can be a noun, pronoun, phrase or verb. They identify who or what receives
the action of a transitive verb in a sentence or clause.
The action of the
subject is felt by the direct object. For example,
in the statement, “Craig
baked a cake," the direct object is “a cake." Here are some common errors
writers and speakers of the English language
commit when using direct
objects:
Don’t add “s” to “furniture.”
Incorrect: My father bought some
furnitures yesterday.
Correct:
My father bought some
furniture yesterday.
Don’t add “s” to “information.”
Incorrect: Have you got any
informations on the whereabouts of Lucinda?
Correct:
Have you got any
information on the whereabouts of Lucinda?
Don’t add “s” to “luggage.”
Incorrect:
When will you pack your luggages?
Correct:
When will you pack your
luggage?
Don’t add “s” to the noun after “any.”
Incorrect: Is there any
breads at home?
Correct:
Is there any
bread at home?
Avoid using “these” before “news.”
Incorrect:
She told me these news this morning.
Correct:
She told me
this news this morning.
Don’t add “s” to expressions like “the blind," “the poor," the dead” or “the
unemployed."
Incorrect: It is high time the American Government started paying attention
to
the poors.
Correct:
It is high time the American Government started paying attention
to
the poor.
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