Direct Object (definition)

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

• Grammatical Relation (definition)
• Subject (definition)
• Indirect Object (definition)

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Object#Types_of_object
• 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.