Parts of speech: Difference between revisions

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* note: the word "objective" means "from a general point of view," thus, like the object of a sentence the object is not the actor   
* note: the word "objective" means "from a general point of view," thus, like the object of a sentence the object is not the actor   
** (i.e., from the "objective point of view")
** (i.e., from the "objective point of view")
* objects of verbs only follow action verbs (something has to happen)
* '''direct object'''
* '''direct object'''
** = the object that is the "direct" recipient of the action (verb)
** = the object that is the "direct" recipient of the action (verb)
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**** the verb gave requires the direct object "the donut"
**** the verb gave requires the direct object "the donut"
**** but it also has a recipient of the action, thus "to the boy"
**** but it also has a recipient of the action, thus "to the boy"
** indirect object answers <nowiki>''who? what? to whom? for what?''</nowiki>


=== lists of subjects & objects ===
=== lists of subjects & objects ===