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   I gave the yodeling grammarians a dirty look, but they kept yodeling. "A dirty look" is the direct object because it's the thing that's given. "The yodeling grammarians" is the indirect object because the yodeling grammarians are the ones who receive the dirty look that's given. Plenty of sentences don’t have either kind of object:

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   Most of the grammarians yodel quietly and at reasonable hours. (Quietly and at reasonable hours is an adverbial phrase that answers the question "How and when do most of the grammarians yodel?".) A few grammarians are rude about the yodeling. (Rude about the yodeling is an adjective phrase that describes the subject. More on this on the next page.)

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   The meaning of YODEL is to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and back; also : to shout or call in a similar manner. How to use yodel in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryYODLE definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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   yodel in British English. (ˈjəʊdəl ) noun. 1. an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice to falsetto, esp in popular folk songs of the Swiss Alps. verb Word forms: -dels, -delling, -delled, US -dels, -deling, -deled. 2. to sing (a song) in which a yodel is used. Collins English Dictionary.

5. sapling.ai › usage › yodeling-vs-yodelling“Yodeling” or “Yodelling”—What's the difference? | Sapling

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   Yodeling and yodelling are both English terms. Yodeling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while yodelling is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB). In the United States, there is a preference for " yodeling " over "yodelling" (96 to 4). In the United Kingdom, there is a 54 to 46 ...

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   yodel in British English. (ˈjəʊdəl ) noun. 1. an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice to falsetto, esp in popular folk songs of the Swiss Alps. verb Word forms: -dels, -delling, -delled, US -dels, -deling, -deled. 2. to sing (a song) in which a yodel is used. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Is yodeling a grammarian?

   • To get all grammar-splainy here, subjects are technically nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns. Here are some subjects being subjects, but in bold: I hear yodeling. The yodeling is coming from over there. Information about grammar can apparently be yodeled. Those grammarians are excellent yodelers. There is another yodeling grammarian.

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   Is yodel a modal verb?

   • (Ought to, like the near-modal verb have to, is a special case.) In their simple form, modal verbs normally refer to present or future time: It must be almost time for the grammarians to yodel again. They might yodel again tomorrow. As they now know quite clearly, yodeling can be dangerous.

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   Can information about grammar be yodeled?

   • "Information about grammar can apparently be yodeled." We'll start with something basic. This is a biggie, because almost every sentence has one: the subject. It's the word or phrase that performs the action in a sentence. ("Action" here is being used loosely; many sentences have nothing we'd typically call "action."

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   What does the word 'yodel' mean?

   • The word 'yodel' is an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice. It is also a variant spelling of 'yodel'. This definition is unrelated to the marble mausoleum in Agra, India, mentioned in the passage.

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   Are yodeling grammarians a dime a dozen?

   • Plenty of sentences don’t have either kind of object: Yodeling grammarians are a dime a dozen these days. Although the phrase "a dime a dozen" comes right after the verb—which is definitely direct and indirect object territory—the phrase does not receive the action of the verb are.

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   How many senses does 'yodel' have in English?

   • The word 'yodel' has three senses: → it is a variant spelling of yodel, and in the first sense, it refers to an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice. Click for more definitions.

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   yodelling | yodeling, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary