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Question

‘The shopkeeper sells lemons.’
In this sentence, the word ‘lemons’ is the ________.

The correct answer is
object

Grammatical Role of 'Lemons'

Analyze the sentence structure: ‘The shopkeeper sells lemons.’

Identify the components:

  • Subject: 'The shopkeeper' - performs the action.
  • Verb: 'sells' - the action.
  • Object: 'lemons' - receives the action.

The word 'lemons' is the receiver of the verb 'sells'. Thus, 'lemons' is the direct object.

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Important Questions from Basic English Grammar

  1. (i) Arun and Aparna are here.
    (ii) Arun and Aparna is here.
    (iii) Arun's families is here.
    (iv) Arun's family is here.
    Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?
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  3. After playing ___________hours of tennis, I am feeling ___________tired to walk back

  4. Are there enough seats here? There are _____________ people here than I expected.

  5. If I were you, I __________ that laptop. It's much too expensive.
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