Hear her sobbing her heart out

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-44 “Speaking 1 (At the Theatre)”, question 7

The leading lady is also absent from our stage and you can probably hear her her heart out as I speak.

(a) sobbing
(b) soaking
(c) spitting
(d) calling

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-44 “Speaking 1 (At the Theatre)”, answer 7

The leading lady is also absent from our stage and you can probably hear her sobbing her heart out as I speak.

Correct answer: (a) sobbing

Your answer was: [color=green]correct
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her sobbing her heart?
her twice? I still don’t get it.

Yes, the first her is the [color=blue]object pronoun. (I can hear [color=blue]her = I can hear [color=blue]Mary.)
The second her is the [color=blue]possessive adjective (her heart = Mary’s heart).[YSaerTTEW443543]

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