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OBJECT.

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"For what T?" "The steel swords of the brave Greeks,"
Object.
"For what " " Their country," Object.
"Did (not) want what? " " To fight," Object.
" With what?" " The lash," Object.
"Found what?" " That he was again defeated," Object.
" Was (angrily) thinking what ".Thlat he should have
to retreat," Object.
"To what? " " His tent," Object.
"Offered what? " " To show him a path over the mountains," Object.
The rest you can answer for yourself.
20 Many parts of the Verb that take no Subject
may take an Object.
For example, you cannot ask " Who or what
killing? " but you can ask " killing whom or what? "
Consequently "killing" can have no Subject, but
may have an " Object." And so may " to kill."
EXERCISE V.
Find out the Objects of the italicized Verbs and
Prepositions in the following Exercise: -
Leorlidas saw at once that he and his men had no chance of
escape. But instead cf lamenting, he seemed delighted
at the thought of dying honorably. lIe told his men
to clean their armor and weapons, and to prepare themselves as if for a feast. Then, when the sun was sinking,
" Take your suppers," said he, "and remember that you
slightest impression " is the " Object," but " impression" is
thle " Noun-Object" of" dild make."
I The Subljects of tie italicizedl Verbs may also be found both in
this and in the preceding Exercise.