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  2. Object (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, an object is any of several types of arguments. [1] In subject-prominent, nominative-accusative languages such as English, a transitive verb typically distinguishes between its subject and any of its objects, which can include but are not limited to direct objects, [2] indirect objects, [3] and arguments of adpositions (prepositions or postpositions); the latter are more ...

  3. Ditransitive verb - Wikipedia

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    In languages which mark grammatical case, it is common to differentiate the objects of a ditransitive verb using, for example, the accusative case for the direct object, and the dative case for the indirect object (but this morphological alignment is not unique; see below). In languages without morphological case (such as English for the most ...

  4. Talk:Object (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    For instance in some languages direct-object = dative-object and indirect object = accusative-object while in other languages this is not the case. Does anybody know this differecnces? -- 84.132.95.92 19:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC) Actually you have it backwards, the indirect object belongs to the dative case, the direct object to the accusative.

  5. Dative shift - Wikipedia

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    With this amended view of passive formation, Larson derives the double object construction surface representation. When the indirect object NP is moved to the VP subject position, the application of passive derivation results in the absorption of the case assigned to the indirect object, and hence the absorption of to. The theta role assigned ...

  6. Word order - Wikipedia

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    Latin prose often follows the word order "Subject, Direct Object, Indirect Object, Adverb, Verb", [27] but this is more of a guideline than a rule. Adjectives in most cases go before the noun they modify, [ 28 ] but some categories, such as those that determine or specify (e.g. Via Appia "Appian Way"), usually follow the noun.

  7. Differential object marking - Wikipedia

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    In non-DOM languages, by contrast, direct objects are uniformly marked in a single way. For instance, Quechua marks all direct objects with the direct-object ending -ta. A common basis for differentially marking direct objects is the notion of "prominence," which reflects two properties that can be understood along decreasing scales: [3]

  8. Online quiz - Wikipedia

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    Online quizzes are generally free to play and for entertainment purposes only though some online quiz websites offer prizes. Websites feature online quizzes on many subjects. One popular type of online quiz is a personality quiz or relationship quiz which is similar to what can be found in many women's or teen magazines.

  9. English language - Wikipedia

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    Its modern grammar is the result of a gradual change from a dependent-marking pattern typical of Indo-European with a rich inflectional morphology and relatively free word order to a mostly analytic pattern with little inflection and a fairly fixed subject–verb–object word order. [29]