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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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==See Also==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Object#Types_of_object
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Object
 
*http://www1.fccj.edu/lchandouts/communicationshandouts/.../PS-4.doc
 
*http://www1.fccj.edu/lchandouts/communicationshandouts/.../PS-4.doc
  
 
==References==
 
==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. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.  
  

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See Also

External Links

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!

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.