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ADVERBIAL OBJECT. [Par. I29-I31.

I29 Hence, even where no Preposition was ever inserted, the Objective form is sometimes used in
answer to the questions "How far?" "How
much? " "When?" " Where?" e.g.(1) "He is worth you and me put together."
(2) "He walked a mile."
(3) "He is ten years old."
The Objective form me in the first sentence shews
that all these Nouns and Pronouns must be regarded
as Objectively used.
I30 These Adverbial Objects are sometimes, as it
were, compromises between Adverbs and Direct
Objects. For example, "is worth" implies the
Transitive Verb " equals," and may therefore naturally be followed by a Direct Object. On the
other hand, it is in form Intransitive, so as to
require an Adverb rather than an Object.
131 In some of these cases a Preposition may be inserted before the Object, as -
(1) "We waited (for) an hour."
(2) " IIe is (by) a trifie taller than I."
(3) " We will come (in) three days from this time."
(4) "(At) that nmoment Thomas appeared."
(5) " He came (by) the shortest wal."
(6) " tIe stood (on) this side of me."
But it is not to be supposed that a Preposition
was thus inserted in early English.