Hi ,
I had read that a verb could be followed by a infinitive or direct object or a adverb .
In this case the verb is followed by only a part of the direct object.
Is that ok ? OA is A
Even B comes close but "have led" is a problem.
in this question led is the verd . is the direct object "construction" or " construction of three seperate sewer" ?
Pls explain
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Only reason that comes to my mind is use of perfect tense, which may not be justified as per the sentence.
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there's actually no direct object at all.Vignesh.4384 wrote:in this question led is the verd . is the direct object "construction" or " construction of three seperate sewer" ?
you can tell that this is the case because the verb ("led") is followed DIRECTLY by a prepositional phrase. if there were a direct object, that object would have to precede the prepositional phrase.
here are two examples that will probably clear this up a bit:
i led the dog to the bowl of food --> 'dog' is the direct object of 'led'
the path led to the bowl of food --> 'led' lacks a direct object
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