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(I posted this earlier but I'm afraid it was in the wrong forum).
Prepositional verbs like ask for and ask about obviously require an object of the preposition. In the examples,
I asked him about the concert
I asked the waiter for the menu
would you consider 'him' and 'the waiter' to be direct objects (DO) or indirect objects (IO)?
I would personally favor the latter, based on the somewhat similar construction in the sentence,
I asked him a question, in which 'him' is the IO and 'question' the DO.
I would appreciate your thoughts and comments!
Prepositional verbs like ask for and ask about obviously require an object of the preposition. In the examples,
I asked him about the concert
I asked the waiter for the menu
would you consider 'him' and 'the waiter' to be direct objects (DO) or indirect objects (IO)?
I would personally favor the latter, based on the somewhat similar construction in the sentence,
I asked him a question, in which 'him' is the IO and 'question' the DO.
I would appreciate your thoughts and comments!