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objective clause en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A clause that takes place of the direct object of a verb.
   • Though opposite in intentional content, for instance, the object of hope and the object of fear are encoded in the same way: both are expressed by an objective clause. 2004, Michele Prandi, The Building Blocks of Meaning:
   • When both subjects are different, an objective clause is often changed for an infinitive with a subject; ... 1852, L. T. Covell, Covell's Digest of English Grammar:

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object clause