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Does the sentence “John is sleeping in a bed” have an object or not?
Nov 17, 2020 9:19 PM
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No. 'Sleep' is an intransitive verb. 'In a bed' is an adverbial phrase.
November 17, 2020
No, John (subject) is sleeping (verb) "in a bed" (where he's sleeping). You may also say "in the bed". It's more common in everyday English!
November 17, 2020
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