What is Object (grammar)?
{{Grammatical categories}} An '''object''' in [[grammar]] is the target of an [[action]], and occurs in any sentence with a [[transitivity (grammar)|transitive]] verb. It is an element in the [[clause]] which follows the [[verb]], as in: :''The cat ate '''breakfast'''''. :''She hit '''him and then said go away from here''''' These are '''direct objects'''. The following are '''indirect objects''': :''The dog brought '''Jane''' his lead''. :''I sent my '''son''' a letter''. The structure of these sentences is (S/V/O/O) where S = [[Subject (grammar)|subject]], V = verb and O = object. The first object is an ''indirect object'', the second is a ''direct object''. Notice that, in the last example, you sent a letter, not your son. The sentence makes perfect sense without the indirect object. An equivalent sentence to the last example is: :''I sent a letter to my son''. Here some grammarians also see ''son'' as the indirect object (''letter'' is the term which cannot be left out).<ref>McArthur, Tom (ed) 1992. ''The Oxford companion to the English language''. Oxford University Press.</ref><sup>p720</sup> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Grammar]]