direct object
n. word or words that denote the receiver of the action of a verb (i.e. "me" in "he hit me") | ||||
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Direct object Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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direct object
Noun
1. the object that receives the direct action of the verb
(synonym) object of the verb
(hypernym) object
Noun
1. the object that receives the direct action of the verb
(synonym) object of the verb
(hypernym) object
Direct object Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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direct object
A noun (along with any of its modifiers) naming whom or what after a transitive verb. For example, the customer buys the products (the products is the direct object.)
A noun (along with any of its modifiers) naming whom or what after a transitive verb. For example, the customer buys the products (the products is the direct object.)
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Object (grammar)
An object in grammar is a sentence element and part of the sentence predicate. It denotes somebody or something involved in the subject's "performance" of the verb. As an example, the following sentence is given:
In the sentence "Bobby kicked the ball", "ball" is the object.
In the sentence "Bobby kicked the ball", "ball" is the object.
"Bobby" is the subject, the doer or performer, while "kick" is the action, and "ball" is the object involved in the action.
The main verb in the sentence determines whether there can or must be objects in the sentence, and if so how many and of what type. (See also Valency (linguistics).) In many languages, however, including English, the same verb can allow multiple different structures; for example, "Bobby kicked", "Bobby kicked the ball", and "Bobby kicked me the ball" are all valid English sentences.
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