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 The direct object of a verb in English is typically the [[Noun Phrase (definition)|noun phrase (NP)] that follows the verb. The phrase ''the bagels'' in the sentence ''I ate '''the bagels'''.'' is the object of the verb ''ate''.  Often, the direct object is the [[Theme (definition)|theme]] or patient argument of the verb, which expresses the entity undergoing the action of the verb, although the correspondence between direct objects and themes is not one-to-one. One can find objets that aren't themes and themes that aren't objects. With ditransitive verbs in English in the [[Double Object Construction (definition)|double object construction, the direct object is the second of the two NPs that follows the verb. So in the sentence ''I gave Bill '''the bagels'''.'' the phrase ''the bagels'' is the direct object. (''I'' I is the [[Subject (definition)|subject]] and ''Bill'' is the [[Indirect Object (definition)|indirect object]]). In English, pronouns that are in object position always take the [[Accusative Case (definition)|accusative case]] (''me, him, her, us, them'' etc.)
-In Gaelic, the direct object is usually the second NP in the sentence. So in the sentence ''Chunnaic mi '''i'''.'' 'I saw her', ''i'' is the direct object. The exception to this rule is when the subject NP is missing, as in [[Imperative (definition)|imperatives]] "Ith do bhiadh'', where ''do bhiadh'' is the direct object, despite being the first (and only) NP in the sentence. The same is also true in those rare situations where the subject is bundled up in the the inflection of the verb (as in the conditional) or is part of a prepositional phrase (e.g. ''is toigh/toil leam bainne''). In Gaelic the direct object is in the [[Common Case (definition)|common case]].
+In Gaelic, the direct object is usually the second NP in the sentence. So in the sentence ''Chunnaic mi '''i'''.'' 'I saw her', ''i'' is the direct object. The exception to this rule is when the subject NP is missing, as in [[Imperative Clause (definition)|imperatives]] "Ith do bhiadh'', where ''do bhiadh'' is the direct object, despite being the first (and only) NP in the sentence. The same is also true in those rare situations where the subject is bundled up in the the inflection of the verb (as in the conditional) or is part of a prepositional phrase (e.g. ''is toigh/toil leam bainne''). In Gaelic the direct object is in the [[Common Case (definition)|common case]].
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		+	The direct object of a verb in English is typically the [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase (NP)] that follows the verb. The phrase ''the bagels'' in the sentence ''I ate '''the bagels'''.'' is the object of the verb ''ate''. Often, the direct object is the [[Theme (definition)\|theme]] or patient argument of the verb, which expresses the entity undergoing the action of the verb, although the correspondence between direct objects and themes is not one-to-one. One can find objets that aren't themes and themes that aren't objects. With ditransitive verbs in English in the [[Double Object Construction (definition)\|double object construction, the direct object is the second of the two NPs that follows the verb. So in the sentence ''I gave Bill '''the bagels'''.'' the phrase ''the bagels'' is the direct object. (''I'' I is the [[Subject (definition)\|subject]] and ''Bill'' is the [[Indirect Object (definition)\|indirect object]]). In English, pronouns that are in object position always take the [[Accusative Case (definition)\|accusative case]] (''me, him, her, us, them'' etc.)
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		+	In Gaelic, the direct object is usually the second NP in the sentence. So in the sentence ''Chunnaic mi '''i'''.'' 'I saw her', ''i'' is the direct object. The exception to this rule is when the subject NP is missing, as in [[Imperative (definition)\|imperatives]] "Ith do bhiadh'', where ''do bhiadh'' is the direct object, despite being the first (and only) NP in the sentence. The same is also true in those rare situations where the subject is bundled up in the the inflection of the verb (as in the conditional) or is part of a prepositional phrase (e.g. ''is toigh/toil leam bainne''). In Gaelic the direct object is in the [[Common Case (definition)\|common case]].
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Grammatical Relation (definition)]]		*[[Grammatical Relation (definition)]]

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 ==References==
-*Carnie, Andrew (2006) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Malden, Wiley Blackwell.
+*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction''. Malden, Wiley Blackwell.
-*Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
+*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Syntax]]
 [[Category: Grammatical Relations]]

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-A syntactic element of a sentence that is one of two main constituents. The object in a sentence is almost always a noun phrase containing an experiencer or a noun that is experiencing  some sort of action being performed by the subject.
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 ==External Links==
-*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Object#Types_of_object
+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 *http://www1.fccj.edu/lchandouts/communicationshandouts/.../PS-4.doc
 ==References==
 *Carnie, Andrew (2006) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Malden, Wiley Blackwell.
 *Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.

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−	~~the~~ object in a sentence that is ~~directly involved in the process or~~ action in the ~~sentence~~.	+	A syntactic element of a sentence that is one of two main constituents. The object in a sentence is almost always a noun phrase containing an experiencer or a noun that is experiencing some sort of action being performed by the subject.

	==See Also==		==See Also==