Теоретическая грамматика английского языка

expressed by a noun, a pronoun, a substantivized adjective, an infinitive and an ing- form. Ibere are three lands of objects: 1) direct - a prepositionless object immediately following the predicate. e.g. I miss the opera here. I heard him on the radio. We didn't find anyone there. Do you want to speak with me? I usually avoid asking him questions? 2) indirect - a prepositionless object placed between the predicate verb and the direct object and indicating the person who is the receiver of the action. e.g. They offered Ed a new job. I lent him my car. 3) prepositional - an object introduced by a preposition. e.g. He had been waiting for Nora a long time. That doesn't depend on me, you know. He was afraid of dogs. He is keen on collecting shells. He thought of going away for the week-end. The Adverbial Modifier is a secondary part of the sentence which modifies verbs, adjectives and adverbs, specifying the circumstances of a happening. According to their meaning, adverbial modifiers are subdivided into: 1) adverbial modifiers of place and direction e.g. He found himself in a lonely street. He'll be here tomorrow. 2) adverbial modifiers of time e.g. I'll give you a telephone call tonight. He kept silent a long time before answering. When tired, he has his supper in his room. 3) adverbial modifier of frequency e.g. He seldom spoke with such frankness. She has music lessons twice a week. 4) adverbial modifiers of degree e.g. He came back home pretty late last night. The night was very still. He knows his subject perfectly. 5) adverbial modifiers of manner e.g. She was crying bitterly. He came here by taxi. He opened the door with difficulty. The bus passed us without stopping. The walked very fast. 6) adverbial modifiers of attending circumstances. 34