indirect object

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agoodeno

Senior Member

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

English - Canada

A French verb book I'm studying, in an exercise, asks for the direct and indirect objects of this sentence:

Nous attendons l'autobus au coin de la rue.

We agree that l'autobus is the direct object, but I say the indirect object is au coin de la rue and the book says there is no indirect object.

Who's right?

Alan

👁 pieanne

pieanne

Senior Member

Nice Hinterland

Belgium/French

I'm afraid the book's right... 👁 Frown :(

"au coin de la rue" states the place (complément circonstanciel de lieu), not the Indirect Object.
I mean it answers the question "where?", not "Whom, what to?"

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agoodeno

Senior Member

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

English - Canada

Thank you, pieanne. I see the distinction now. Au coin de la rue is just extra information; it could be omitted and the sentence would still be ok.

Alan

👁 pieanne

pieanne

Senior Member

Nice Hinterland

Belgium/French

I'm glad I could help 👁 Smile :)

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