“You should join because you want to meet other people your age from around the world who are also interested in German.” what is the structure ,category of "people". And the function of it is "direct object"? Thank you.
The sentence structure is a complex sentence. There is one independent clause, "You should join," and two dependent clauses: one is "because you want to meet other people your age from around the world," and the other is "who are also interested in German."
Under the dependent clause, the category of people is a noun, functioning as the direct object of action expressed in the infinitive, "to meet."
The subject in the dependent clause is "you" and the verb is "want". Now, there is an infinitive phrase "to meet," and this is the direct object of the verb "want". The action expressed by the infinitive is now received by "other people". Making the noun "people" the direct object of the infinitive.
Explanation:Approach to solving the question: Read the sentence and identify its structure by finding the dependent and independent clauses. Then, in identifying the category of the word, analyze the function of the word in the sentence and what part of speech it falls under. Remember, a direct object in a sentence is always a noun, but it could also be a noun in the form of a pronoun, noun clause, or noun phrase. A direct object, however, will always be a noun in terms of function.
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