Answer:
The mother - subject
The children - indirect object
The inflated beach ball - direct object
Explanation:
You haven't pointed out which word is underlined, so I wrote what the functions of all words in the given sentence are.
The subject is what the sentence is about. It's what/who performs an action expressed by the verb (here - <em>gave</em>) or is being described. In this case, it's <em>the mother.</em>
The direct object is the recipient of the action expressed by the verb. Here, it's <em>the inflated beach ball.</em>
The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object. Here, it's <em>the children</em>.
Answer:
One time my parents tried to trick me into believing i wasn't getting anything for my birthday. However, because I knew they were tricking me, I was happy but upset at the same time. Do they not trust me? I have fooled others as well. Sometimes I trick people into believing the worst outcome happened but the best one actually occurs. They often seem more happy because they believed that the worst occurred.
There is a big pond in front of Durbar school <u>itself</u><u> </u>?
Explanation:
The lines quoted in question are taken from "Importance of Being Earnest"
The essence is that the writer is criticizing the action of people especially women for their behavior in public. He has done that in metaphorical way and quoting the practice of women doing flirt with husbands on public places during Victorian Era. He said that just like there is no need of washing a white cloth similarly women don’t need to flirt with those , whom they already love