Sentence Object
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A Sentence Object is an Element of a Sentence that is denotationally affected by the Verb.
- Context:
- It can be:
- a Direct Object;
- an Indirect Object.
- It can be:
- Example(s):
- “home” ⇒ "I walked [home].”
- “Y” & “Z” ⇒ "X gave [Y] a [Z].”, where [math]\displaystyle{ X }[/math] is the Sentence Subject, [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] is the Indirect Object, and a Z is the Direct Object.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- “Jane” ⇒ "I walked home with [Jane].”, a Preposition Object.
- See: Sentence Subject, Sentence Predicate, Preposition Object, Compound Object.