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| − | an element in a sentence that represents someone or something, but it is not the subject. Traditionally object has been seen as the goal or receiver of an action. There two types of objects. In the sentence “The girl gave the ball to the boy.” boy is direct object and ball is the indirect object. | + | The object is an element in a sentence that represents someone or something, but it is not the subject. Traditionally object has been seen as the goal or receiver of an action. There two types of objects. In the sentence “The girl gave the ball to the boy.” boy is direct object and ball is the indirect object. |
*[[Direct Object (definition)|Direct Object]] | *[[Direct Object (definition)|Direct Object]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Subject (definition)]] | *[[Subject (definition)]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Grammatical Relation (definition)]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Accusative Case (definition)]] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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==Refernces== | ==Refernces== | ||
| − | *Crystal, David | + | *Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin. |
| − | *Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press | + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| − | *Carnie, Andrew 2006 | + | *Carnie, Andrew (2006) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Disambiguation]] |
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
[[Category: Grammatical Relations]] | [[Category: Grammatical Relations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:12, 15 November 2009
The object is an element in a sentence that represents someone or something, but it is not the subject. Traditionally object has been seen as the goal or receiver of an action. There two types of objects. In the sentence “The girl gave the ball to the boy.” boy is direct object and ball is the indirect object.
See also
External Links
Refernces
- Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Carnie, Andrew (2006) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell
