EXERCISE:1. Find out the objects from the following sentences and expl

1.	EXERCISE:1. Find out the objects from the following sentences and explain why.1. He has got a prize2. My mother cooks food3 Children enjoy films.4. He closed the gate.5. The postman brought letters.6 I did my home-work.7. He spoke Tamil8. Hari drove the car.9. The farmer ploughed the fieldShe spent so much money.
Answer» Explanation: The past perfect tense form of a verb has TWO parts: The past tense form of ‘to be’ – known as helping verb or auxillary verb Past participle form of the main verb. The structure of the sentence: Affirmative sentences:- Subject + helping verb + main verb + object subject+ had + main verb (in past participle form) + object Example: Farah had completed her homework. In CASE of two events one happening after the other: Subject + helping verb + (event 1) main verb (past participle form) + link + object + (event 2) main verb (in simple past form) Example: The sun had SET before the party STARTED. Note that here two events are described Event 1: The sun set (in past perfect tense) Event 2: The party began (in simple past tense) Linking these events: before Interrogative sentences:- Helping verb + subject + main verb + object Have/has + subject + participle form of main verb + object Example: Had Farah completed her homework? Negative sentences:- Subject + helping verb + NOT – main verb + object Subject + had NOT + participle form of main verb = object Example: Farah had not completed her homework.

EXERCISE:1. Find out the objects from the following sentences and explain why.1. He has got a prize2. My mother cooks food3 Children enjoy films.4. He closed the gate.5. The postman brought letters.6 I did my home-work.7. He spoke Tamil8. Hari drove the car.9. The farmer ploughed the fieldShe spent so much money.

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Explanation:

The past perfect tense form of a verb has TWO parts:

The past tense form of ‘to be’ – known as helping verb or auxillary verb

Past participle form of the main verb.

The structure of the sentence:

Affirmative sentences:-

Subject + helping verb + main verb + object

subject+ had + main verb (in past participle form) + object

Example: Farah had completed her homework.

In CASE of two events one happening after the other:

Subject + helping verb + (event 1) main verb (past participle form) + link + object + (event 2) main verb (in simple past form)

Example: The sun had SET before the party STARTED.

Note that here two events are described

Event 1: The sun set (in past perfect tense)

Event 2: The party began (in simple past tense)

Linking these events: before

Interrogative sentences:-

Helping verb + subject + main verb + object

Have/has + subject + participle form of main verb + object

Example: Had Farah completed her homework?

Negative sentences:-

Subject + helping verb + NOT – main verb + object

Subject + had NOT + participle form of main verb = object

Example: Farah had not completed her homework.