From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to navigation Jump to search. An object in grammar is the target of an action, and occurs in any sentence with a 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.

An object in grammar is the target of an action, and occurs in any sentence with a 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.

Object is in de redekundige ontleding de overkoepelende benaming voor alle mogelijke grammaticale functies van een zinsdeel waarop de door middel van het werkwoord uitgedrukte handeling direct of indirect betrekking heeft. Men onderscheidt aldus twee soorten objecten: Het direct object, dat gelijk te stellen is aan het lijdend voorwerp.