Linguists study the science of language. The connection between economic conditions and fashion trends appears variable rather than fixed. Direct objects Receive the action of a verb or verbal and frequently follow it in a sentence. The essayist Pico Iyer examines social issues. Aristotle's words about invention deserve renewed study.
Indirect objects Tell for whom, to whom, or to what something is done.
The heroine lends the situation dignity. Objects of Prepositions Follow prepositions and are linked by them to the rest of the sentence. Accomplished public speakers can move their audiences to action with their eloquent words. Complements A word or word group that completes the sense of a subject, object, or a verb. Subject complements Follow a linking verb and modify or refer to the subject.