a very short English grammar guestion! Help me, PLEASE
Oct 06th 2010 14:08
"She is shouting to a boy who is flying a model airplane."
In the sentence above, is it right to add "to" before a boy? Or removing "to" correct?
Which is correct?
In the sentence above, is it right to add "to" before a boy? Or removing "to" correct?
Which is correct?
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Or is removing "to" correct?
Here is a structural explanation based on the sentence parts. "to a boy" is a NP:IO (Noun Phrase:Indirect Object). It requires a preposition, like "to", or "at". Here's your original sentence with an extra NP:DO (Noun Phrase:Direct Object), "her name", added to make things clearer:
"She is shouting her name to a boy who is flying a model airplane."
she --> NP:Subj
her name --> NP:DO
to a boy --> NP:IO