Talk:Object (grammar)

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Contents 1 Direct Object and Indirect Object 2 Indirect object 3 Merge with Oblique case? 4 Use of objects is different in different languages

[edit] Direct Object and Indirect Object

Shouldnt Direct Object and Indirect Object have their own separate pages? - Weston

Well, I've just merged Indirect object into this page as it was a single line dicdef. If there is enough to write about I guess they could have their own pages. - FrancisTyers 11:58, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Indirect object

In the example, "They advised him to open a shop" it states that 'him' is an indirect object. I understand how this could be the case; but since there's no direct object, it seems incorrect. For example, would it still be considered a direct object if the phrase was simply, "They advise him"? I see that phrase as having 'him' as a direct object. The confusion is that the object of the verb has several possible meanings. (What is being adivised, or who.) I can't think of a case where 'advise' has a direct and an indirect object. (I'm assuming prepositional phrases don't count as objects; is that incorrect?) 63.173.156.211 07:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, wasn't logged in when I posted that. ^ Paxfeline 07:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Oblique case?

Should this article be merged with Oblique case? FilipeS 01:26, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure, but if so, the merge should be of Oblique case into this article, not the other way around. —Ruakh_TALK 04:18, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of objects is different in different languages

At this moment every language-version of Wikipedia describes only the use of objects in its own language. But the use in every language should be described and differentiated in every language. I think it could be the best to start this in the english version of Wikipedia. Thus all other languages can translate from there. 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)